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A Solar System Internet? Space Laser Test Moves Us Closer
The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...
Dozens of BOULDERS now flying through space at high speed after Nasa test to shield Earth from asteroid smash goes wrong
THERE may be a flaw in Nasa’s only defence against Earth-shattering asteroids, according to new analysis. In 2022, the US ...
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First Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detector Begins Construction
L ast month, work began on the world’s first space-based gravitational wave detector. The European Space Agency and partner aerospace companies are developing orbiting, detector spacecraft to observe ...
Europe's first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical ...
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Meet the 5 space tech firms vying to be Europe’s next launch provider
ESA has chosen five rocket firms to compete for €169mn contracts, aiming to restore Europe’s independent access to space.
Clearspace-1 Space Junk Removal Mission Explained
In 2020, the European Space Agency signed a contract with Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to "purchase a unique service: the first-ever removal of an item of space debris from orbit," according to ESA. C ...
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The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race
The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level ...
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Come hither, wannabe astronauts, the European Space Agency are doing a Spaceship Game Jam
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was designed with input from NASA consultants, and NASA has also teamed up with Blackbird ...