Hydrogen atmospheres keep rogue moons warm for billions of years
A new study led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and Giulia Roccetti of…
ESA to Purchase SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission to ISS
Credit: SpaceX / NASA The European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher announced on 19 March that…
Greece enters the astronaut era as scientist joins ESA training programme
Published on 15/03/2026 – 9:00 GMT+1 Greece is marking a significant milestone in space exploration, as a Greek…
MaiaSpace: Europe steps up in the race for reusable rockets
Published on 13/03/2026 – 15:00 GMT+1 MaiaSpace is assembling and testing Europe’s first reusable mini-launcher at its factory…
Watch: Flyer captures rare meteor explosion from plane window, says ‘I’m still a bit shaken’
A plane passenger departing from Brussels captured a dramatic meteor explosion outside his plane window, describing the moment…
Ariane 64: Europe enters the era of mega-constellations with Amazon Leo satellites
Published on 06/03/2026 – 15:00 GMT+1•Updated 17:42 Ariane’s day starts early. Ours too: we are a group of…
ESA Has Lost Contact With One of Its PROBA-3 Spacecraft
Credit: ESA / DTU Space The European Space Agency announced on 6 March that it had lost contact…
ESA to Open Call for European-Led Space Station Studies
Credit: The Exploration Company The European Space Agency has announced a call for tenders to conduct studies exploring…
Joining Cern brings Ireland into cutting edge research on the universe – The Irish Times
In recent months, Ireland became an associate member of Cern, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research. This is…
Dublin start-up aims to power the 6G space race – The Irish Times
By 2030, there will be an estimated 100,000 satellites in space, sending vast quantities of scientific, geographic and…
Abandoned space station that cost £1.75bn to build – frozen in time | World | News
An abandoned space station has been left frozen in time after its Russian teams were forced to leave…
European Space Agency lab launched in Mullingar – The Irish Times
Ireland’s first European Space Agency (ESA) lab has been launched in Co Westmeath to oversee the development of…