European Space Agency prepares launch of first planetary defense mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) prepares to launch its Hera spacecraft in October on its first planetary defense mission. Hera is part of the international Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA),
Belfast astronomer to take part in European Space Agency’s groundbreaking asteroid mission
A Belfast-based astronomer is to take part in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary-defence mission, to help ward off the threat of an asteroid crashing into Earth.
European Space Agency mission will intentionally burn next satellite to collect reentry data
The ESA is preparing to launch a satellite mission called DRACO in 2027 to study what happens when satellites burn up as they reenter Earth's atmosphere.
NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid — and the Hera mission will survey the aftermath
Europe’s first planetary defense mission — a follow-up to NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test — will launch as early as next week.
European Space Agency launches mission to study asteroid deflected by NASA
NASA’s DART mission successfully deflected the asteroid Dimorphos through kinetic impact in 2022, altering its trajectory. ESA’s Hera mission, launching in October 2023, aims to study this event's aftermath and gather detailed insights into binary asteroid systems,
Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a satellite into Earth’s orbit in 2027 to watch it get wrecked as it ...
Billionaire Elon Musk Takes on "the Entire Space Industry"
From rockets to satellites to space tourism, if you do business in space, SpaceX is coming to take your profits.
For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time ...
ESA’s PLATO Mission Offers Hard-Won Lessons In Space Management
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ambitious PLATO mission, due for launch in December 2026, has been enabled in large part by ...
SpaceX Crew Dragon brings 2-man crew to space station amid probe of upper stage anomaly
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.
Scientists intend to crash a satellite to record its ‘fiery last moments,’ agency says
A 440-pound satellite the size of a washing machine will intentionally crash into Earth in dramatic fashion, according to the ...
European Space Agency releases new strategy for Earth observation
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released its new Earth Observation Science Strategy, Earth Science in Action for Tomorrow ...
European Astronauts Train for Future Moon Missions in Lunar Simulator
European astronauts trained for future moon missions on Wednesday in a lunar simulator in Germany. The European Space Agency ...
European Space Agency to send spacecraft past Mars for 'crime scene investigation'
The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is set to investigate the aftermath of NASA’s DART mission, which successfully ...