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Schiaparelli Lander Did Not Behave as Expected during Mars Descent

ESA's Schiaparelli mission did not behave as expected as it headed down to the surface of Mars on October 19.…

8 years ago

Schiaparelli Mission Expected to Land on Mars

The European Space Agency’s probe Schiaparelli was supposed to land on Mars on October 19. The ExoMars mission was hoping…

8 years ago

Rosetta Probe Ends Its Mission by Crash-Landing on Comet 67P

Rosetta probe has ended its mission to Comet 67P by crash-landing on to the icy object's surface on September 30.…

8 years ago

Rosetta Probe Set to Execute Collision Maneuver

After more than 12 years in space, ESA’s Rosetta mission is set to end its flight. The Rosetta probe that…

8 years ago

Sarah Brightman Postpones Space Adventure

Sarah Brightman has announced she will not be going to the International Space Station (ISS) in September 2015. The British…

10 years ago

Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P

Scientists have confirmed that the Philae lander has detected organic molecules on the surface of Comet 67P. Carbon-containing "organics" are…

10 years ago

Philae lander battery dies

The Philae robot probe on comet 67P has sent another stream of data back to Earth before losing power. Everything…

10 years ago

Philae probe makes historic landing on Comet 67P

ESA’s robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, after descending from its mothership, Rosetta spacecraft.…

10 years ago

Galileo Mission: Doresa and Milena satellites go into wrong orbit

Two of ESA’s Galileo satellites - Europe's version of the American GPS satellite navigation system - have not gone into…

10 years ago

Rosetta probe arrives at comet 67P

European Space Agency's Rosetta probe has arrived at comet 67P after a 10-year chase. In a first for space history,…

10 years ago

AMAZE Project: 3D printing enters metal age

The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled plans to "take 3D printing into the metal age" by building parts for…

11 years ago

Euclid telescope to investigate Dark Universe

Europe has taken the final decision regarding Euclid telescope space mission to investigate the "dark universe". The Euclid telescope will…

12 years ago

ESA picked up a signal from Phobos-Grunt, Russia’s troubled Mars mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) says it has finally contacted Phobos-Grunt, Russia's troubled Mars mission. ESA reports that its tracking…

13 years ago