Copernical Team
NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years
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'A very big deal': Canadian astronaut reflects on historic moon mission
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Seven missions launched to test optimised data transfer from space
Eight CubeSats and one payload supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) reached orbit, where they will demonstrate various applications aimed at improving how data is sent around and processed. Thanks to these demonstrations, practical and – sometimes – even life-saving data enabled from space will move more efficiently and reach the right actors on time in the future.
Eight more satellites added to IRIDE space programme
Eight satellites have been added to Italy’s IRIDE Earth observation programme, following launch on board a Falcon-9 rocket. The successful launch brings the total number of satellites in orbit for the Italian programme to 24.
NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s, How and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence
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Heat shield safety concerns raise stakes for NASA's Artemis II moon mission
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Spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous
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Hera aces a massive engine burn on its way to Didymos
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Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch
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What is Smile about to discover?
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What really happens when the Sun’s charged particles slam into Earth’s magnetic shield?
Smile is about to reveal it for the first time.
This groundbreaking mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere in X-rays while capturing the northern lights in ultraviolet, offering an entirely new way to see how our planet defends itself from solar storms.
A joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Smile will launch aboard a Vega-C rocket on 9 April.
Learn more about Smile.