ESA : Discovery News

Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Feb 6, 2012 12:36 PM ET | 0

NASA's concerns for the future financial landscape may end Europe's Martian dreams. Read more

Has NASA Scuppered Europe-led ExoMars Mission?

Cold Plasma Layer Detected High Above Earth

Posted Fri Jan 27, 2012 02:00 PM ET | 0

Cold, electrically charged particles have long been suspected to exist tens of thousands of miles above the Earth's surface, and now satellites have detected such ions there for the first time. Read more

Russian Mars Spacecraft Reentry Imminent

Posted Sun Jan 15, 2012 04:47 AM ET | 0

The stranded Phobos-Grunt probe will likely reenter Earth's atmosphere late on Sunday. Read more

Stranded Russian Mars Probe Falls Silent (Again)

Posted Fri Nov 25, 2011 04:11 PM ET | 0

On Tuesday, a tracking station made first contact with Phobos-Grunt. On Friday, the spacecraft stopped talking. Read more

Mars Probe 'First Sign of Life' Raises Hopes

Posted Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:05 PM ET | 0

In a dramatic turn of events, the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is communicating with Earth. Read more

'Lost' Russian Mars Probe Phones Home

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Nov 23, 2011 03:40 AM ET | 0

The Russian Mars mission Phobos-Grunt has made a surprise announcement: she's alive Read more

Jealousy a Problem During 'Mars Mission'

Posted Sun Nov 6, 2011 04:38 PM ET | 0

During the 520-day fake mission to the Red Planet, nerves were sometimes frayed. Read more

Moscow's Mars Volunteers To 'Land'

Posted Wed Nov 2, 2011 03:46 PM ET | 0

The six men, who have spent 520 days isolated in a capsule simulating a round-trip mission to Mars will open the hatch of their module that slammed shut on June 3, 2010. Read more

Mars 500 crew emerge from isolation after 520 day simulated mission to Mars.

Unveiling Asteroid Lutetia's Secrets: Photos

Posted Thu Oct 27, 2011 02:01 PM ET | 0

Although the European Rosetta probe had a chilly reception when it visited asteroid Lutetia in 2010, it appears the blind date may have been warmer than it appeared. Read more

'Bat Signal' Pinpoints Castaways from Space

Posted Thu Oct 27, 2011 01:41 PM ET | 0

Move over, Wilson the Volleyball: This is the castaway's new best friend -- a wearable antenna that can pinpoint your location. Read more

wearable beacon antenna helps find those lost at sea

Russia Wants Lunar Lava Tube Real Estate

Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Oct 21, 2011 05:15 PM ET | 0

A Russian space official thinks the future of manned lunar settlement will begin inside moon caves. Read more

Russia Wants Lunar Lava Tube Real Estate

European 'Space Truck' Burns Up Over Pacific Ocean

Posted Wed Jun 22, 2011 03:40 AM ET | 0

ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Johannes Kepler was destroyed during reentry after a successful resupply mission to the space station. Read more

Andromeda's Jewel in 'Invisible' Light

Posted by Nicole Gugliucci Thu Apr 28, 2011 07:12 AM ET | 0

The European Space Agency has released a new animation compiling microwave, infrared, optical, ultraviolet, and x-ray observations of our nearest big galaxy, Andromeda. Read more

'First Orbit' Reveals What Yuri Saw

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Tue Apr 12, 2011 03:34 AM ET | 0

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth. In a spectacular video recreating this historic event, we can now see, for the first time, what Gagarin saw. Read more

Tech Spinoffs from Space Programs

Posted Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:54 AM ET | 0

Ceramic teeth braces, artificial hearts, airbags, insulin pumps and Olympics-caliber swimsuits got their start in aerospace laboratories. Read more