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Space agencies gearing up against future asteroid strikes

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:27

With a mandate from the UN, space agencies from all over the world are about to establish a high-level group to help coordinate global response should a threatening asteroid ever be found heading towards Earth.

Europe`s Rosetta probe set to wake up from hibernation

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 12:18

Rosetta, which was launched about ten year ago on a long quest to chase and land on a comet, will be roused by an onboard "alarm clock" at 10:00 GMT on Monday.

ESA`s billion star-hunter telescope enters orbit

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 18:26

Europe`s billion-star hunting telescope has successfully entered its operational orbit to gather data for the most accurate 3D map yet of our Milky Way galaxy, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.

French fries taste best if made on Jupiter!

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 14:30

ESA cut potatoes into thin sticks and then deep fried them in extra-virgin olive oil, one side at a time, in a spinning centrifuge - creating conditions of up to nine times Earth`s gravity.

Gaia satellite launched to map billions of stars in the Milky Way

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 09:38

European Space Agency on Thursday launched its Gaia mission which will provide a three-dimensional picture of the Milky Way galaxy, measuring appropriate positions and distances of more than a billion stars.

Mission to probe origin of the Universe announced

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 22:26

A unique space mission to open up hidden chapters in the history of the Universe was announced Friday that will detect ripples in space time caused by some of the most violent events.

ESA`s Swarm satellites in orbit to help understand earth`s magnetic field

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 13:30

The Swarm satellites have completed its first critical phase of their new mission, reaching a significant milestone for ESA`s magnetic field mission.

Soon, satellites to be made of recyclable materials

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 11:09

ESA are currently on a look out for new ideas on materials which can be recycled or converted into different, useful resources for other processes.

ESA`s out-of-fuel GOCE satellite disintegrates after entering Earth`s atmosphere

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 10:26

ESA`s GOCE satellite that re-entered Earth disintegrated in the high atmosphere.

Mission accomplished for spacecraft Albert Einstein

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 16:21

ESA`s 4th ATV cargo ferry, Albert Einstein, finished its 5-month mission to the ISS by re-entering the atmosphere and burning up safely over an uninhabited area of the southern Pacific Ocean.

ESA retires `Big Bang radiation absorbing` Planck space telescope

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 14:21

ESA`s Planck space telescope has been switched off after nearly 4.5 years soaking up the relic radiation from the Big Bang and studying the evolution of stars and galaxies throughout the history of the Universe.

ESA`s Earth`s gravity mapping mission ends after running out of fuel

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 20:46

ESA`s GOCE satellite that mapped variations in Earth`s gravity with unprecedented detail for four years, has run out of fuel and the end of mission has been declared.