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Preventing the contamination of other planets

Decontamination is a requirement for travel to outer space by international space law.

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'Mini-moon' may have been orbiting Earth for the last three years

The object, which is thought to be around the size of a car, was observed on February 15, and is believed to be an asteroid captured by Earth’s gravity

USA

'Exceptional' black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101

Katherine Johnson was eventually portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers.

World

A dying star 1,000 times bigger than the sun could soon explode

But at over 700 light-years away, astronomers say there's no risk to Earth.

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ISS crew return to earth with a with a hero's and heroine's welcome

Euronews' favourite astronaut Luca Parmitano comes back to earth accompanied by record breaker Christina Koch and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov

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Hot shot: Solar telescope captures the Sun in unprecedented detail

These pictures show the surface of the Sun in remarkable detail.

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The Brief: Europe finding its place in space

Those include flagship operations like the global navigation satellite system Galileo and the earth-observation satellite system Copernicus.

USA

Boeing space capsule returns to Earth after aborted mission

Barely half an hour after lanching from Cape Canaveral on Friday, the Starliner ended up in the wrong orbit.

USA

Trump officially launches Space Force with Florida signing ceremony

The new military force is the first to be created in the US for 70 years

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Space agency warns of 'disaster' over levels of man-made junk

There is no international platform to organize space traffic. If your satellite might collide with another, you send the operator an email.

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Astronaut Luca Parmitano talks water recycling in space

"On the space station, we already recover 95% of the water onboard," explains Euronews space correspondent and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano.

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Watch live: Astronauts Parmitano and Morgan fix cosmic ray detector

Did you think a cosmic ray detector was only found in Sci-Fi? Watch these two guys walk in space to fix one!

Spain

Sending Europeans to the moon: ESA signals ambition with record budget

The European Space Agency is pursuing a number of ambitious projects, including a mission to test asteroid deflection capability

United Kingdom

Despite Brexit, UK 'set to increase funding' to European Space Agency

Negotiations are ongoing at Space19 ministerial council, where the UK is expected to announce an increase in its funding to the European Space Agency.

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Ask our Astronaut | How can we monitor climate change from space?

In Ask Our Astronaut, Luca Parmitano answers public questions. In this first episode, Luca gives us unique insights about climate change from space.

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F1 team realises the challenge of changing tyres in weightlessness

Red Bull carried out a pit stop in the weightless conditions of Zero-G.

Italy

Watch: Luca Parmitano's epic spacewalk to fix dark matter mission

Watch Euronews' space correspondent Luca Parmitano lead one of the most challenging ever spacewalks

World News

Watch live: Mercury transits the Sun in rare astronomical event

The phenomenon only occurs 13 times each century. It last happened in 2016, but the next time Mercury transits the sun will be in 13 years’ time in 2032.

France

Europe’s eyes in space are helping business cope with climate change

From today’s wine growers in France to tomorrow’s investors in the tourism industry, Europe’s eyes in space are helping businesses navigate the challenges of climate change.

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Find out why the crew have been busy

Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent the latest instalment of Space Chronicles, a series in which he documents his experiences on the International Space Station (ISS) over a six-month period.