Europe's Ariane 6 rocket rated 'ready to rumble' after passing hot fire test Still not reusable, but at least it's getting closer to long-delayed launch Science24 Nov 2023 | 44
European Space Agency grits teeth, preps contracts for SpaceX Galileo launch Secret tech will have to be shipped to the US for launch thanks to delays Science08 Nov 2023 | 24
Euclid space 'scope's first color snaps pull back the curtain on cosmic mysteries Pics After a rocky start, here's looking at Euclid Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
Europe eyes skies with aim to track space junk and boost orbital operations Fresh strategies unveiled to balance military and commercial interests in space Networks01 Nov 2023 |
Tim Peake on a return to space: 'Never say never' Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3 Science23 Oct 2023 | 1
Mars chilled for aeons, but stayed so stressed it gets crusty marsquakes Multiple orbiters failed to find a crater matching rumble. Boffins now blame Red planet's internal problems Science19 Oct 2023 | 7
Software patch fixes Euclid space telescope navigation bug Probe goes loopy after mistaking solar rays for stars Software11 Oct 2023 | 8
ESA's Vega rocket delivers Taiwanese and Thai satellites to low Earth orbit Also on board, cubesat that dodges space debris with plasma braking technology Science09 Oct 2023 | 1
ESA funds space weather satellite swarm to understand and combat orbital debris Prof warns El Reg solar storms may cause cascading collisions that make some orbits unusable Science06 Oct 2023 | 12
ESA delays Vega-C's return after nozzle design fails tests Eurolauncher won't fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign Science03 Oct 2023 | 7
Bids for ISS demolition rights are now open, NASA declares Winning spacecraft will dock with the station at least a year before go time Science27 Sep 2023 | 57
That's gas: CO2 found on Europa surface may hint at some possible sign of life Hey, ESA: Can Juice get there any faster? Offbeat22 Sep 2023 | 9
ESA gets the job of building Europe's secure satcomms network IRIS2 oversight deal signed as constellation’s schedule slips, and Ariane 6 hits another snag Cybersecurity Month22 Sep 2023 | 4
Scientists spot startlingly close black holes in Hyades star cluster Black hole stun: They're more than 1,400 light years closer than the previous record holder Science14 Sep 2023 | 40
Europe's Ariane 6 takes rocket science seriously by testing patience before engines Four seconds of fire and fury to be followed by eight minutes then... a launch in 2024? Science05 Sep 2023 | 10
Space junk targeted for cleanup mission was hit by different space junk, making more space junk Of all the spacecraft in all the orbits around the world, it slams into mine Science23 Aug 2023 | 45
Airbus to help with International Space Station replacement Orbiter is supposed to be ready by 2028, so JV partners had better hurry Science03 Aug 2023 | 46
After fears that Europe's space scope was toast, its first images look mighty fine Here's looking at Euclid Science02 Aug 2023 | 30
Bacterial byproducts may help stop the stink in future spacesuits ESA is testing that pink stuff from your dirty bathtub as an antimicrobial Moon suit lining Science01 Aug 2023 | 10
Farewell, Aeolus: Doomed ESA weather sat reenters atmosphere over Antarctica Video Not quite a controlled deorbit but not an uncontrolled one, either Science01 Aug 2023 | 5
ESA sees satellite-based air traffic monitoring on near horizon EURIALO project aims to prove flights can be tracked in real time through multilateration Networks26 Jul 2023 | 18
Ariane 5 to take final flight, leaving Europe without its own heavy-lift rocket Final update (literally) Launch will leave continent dependent on the US for space missions Science04 Jul 2023 | 70
Europe's Euclid telescope launches to figure out dark energy, the universe, and everything Interview We speak to project scientist on effort to build 3D map of space going back ten billion years Science01 Jul 2023 | 30
BepiColombo probe turns to the dark side … of Mercury Sends home snaps on third fly-by of six as it heads for orbit in 2025 Science21 Jun 2023 | 13
Universe-mapping Euclid satellite arrives in US ahead of July launch Neither war nor bad sensors nor a nautical journey will keep this probe from building a 3D map of space Science03 May 2023 | 9
ESA's Jupiter-bound Juice spacecraft has a sticky problem with its radar Time to shake, rattle, and roll the probe to remove pesky antenna pin Science29 Apr 2023 | 28
ESA's Aeolus wind-measuring satellite takes terminal trip into Earth's atmosphere Weather forecasting mission to end on April, but Aeolus-2 is on the drawing board Science19 Apr 2023 | 3
ESA's Juice blasts off to squeeze secrets from Jupiter's moons Few orbital boosts and we'll get the snaps in eight years Science14 Apr 2023 | 6
Launching soon: ESA's Juice to probe Jupiter's moons for signs of possible life Feature We speak to professor deeply involved in multi-year, billion-plus-euro mission Science13 Apr 2023 | 31
The cause of last December's failed satellite launch? Nozzle material, says ESA Arianespace Vega-C rocket failure sent two Airbus satellites into the Atlantic Ocean Science06 Mar 2023 | 8
If we plan to live on the Moon, it's going to need a time zone For one thing, lunar satnav isn't gonna work with Earth's systems Science01 Mar 2023 | 142
NASA: Yup, thousand-pound meteorite exploded over Texas As good time as any for Europe to announce a 2030 asteroid-spotting mission Science22 Feb 2023 | 52
Field trip! European Space Agency sends astronauts abroad to learn about rocks Astronauts need better autonomy as ground control gets further away Science06 Feb 2023 | 12
ESA names first Parastronaut: paralympian and aspiring surgeon John McFall 23,000 applied, just 17 made the list of potential crew Science25 Nov 2022 | 28
Boffins are studying Martian clouds to avoid another Opportunity episode They look and behave a lot like those on Earth – except they're made of dust Science18 Nov 2022 | 9
Look! Up in the sky! Proof of concept for satellites beaming energy to Earth! They'd need to be a kilometer wide and point at even larger landside targets, so they won't fire up the renewables market Science10 Nov 2022 | 118
NASA details totally doable, not science fiction plan for sending Mars rocks to Earth So crazy, it just might work Science29 Oct 2022 | 79
How did ESA's gamma ray-spotting 'scope make it to 20? They totally overdid it We speak to the boffins behind the mission about hits, misses, engineering, and that extraordinary near death scrape Science20 Oct 2022 | 6
This hero probe will smash into an asteroid to see if we can deflect future killer rocks Feature We chat to the scientists involved in first-of-its-kind mission Science24 Sep 2022 | 47
Sun's magnetic mystery solved by ESA NASA Solar Orbiter Understanding solar switchbacks is key to understanding solar winds, and scientists think they've got it Science14 Sep 2022 | 3
Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long Science19 Aug 2022 | 14
ESA declares the Sentinel-1B mission over after payload resuscitation ends What would you do with an otherwise healthy spacecraft? Science03 Aug 2022 | 11
ESA kicks ExoMars rover down the road, to 2026 at best The way forward to Mars is cancelled (you meant the meeting, right?) Science20 Jul 2022 | 4
Dmitry Rogozin sacked as boss of Russian space agency Roscosmos Bluster and hot air do not make for a sustainable space program Science15 Jul 2022 | 19
ESA's 2030+ roadmap envisions Europeans on the Moon and Mars But the agency is distinctly aware that it needs more autonomy Science05 Jul 2022 | 23
Germany unveils plan to tackle cyberattacks on satellites Vendors get checklist on what to do when crooks inevitably turn up in space Security05 Jul 2022 | 10
City-killing asteroid won't hit Earth in 2052 after all ESA ruins our day with some bad news Science29 Jun 2022 | 29
Mars Express orbiter to get code update after 19 years And over millions of miles, too. Piece of cake!? Science22 Jun 2022 | 51
Could a leaky capacitor be at fault on ESA's Sentinel-1B? Prepare your 'turn it off and on' jokes as engineers get ready to flip the heaters Science25 Apr 2022 | 27
ESA: Fly me to the Moon, just not on a Russian rocket Payloads pulled as Europe eyes alternatives Science14 Apr 2022 | 16
The Register gets up close and personal with ESA's JUICE spacecraft Feature Next stop, French Guiana. Then Jupiter Science11 Apr 2022 | 14
ESA's Sentinel-1A satellite narrowly dodges debris Who left that bit of rocket there? It's getting a bit crowded in orbit Science04 Apr 2022 | 31
ExoMars rover launch axed over Russia tensions ESA will need to source a different rocket, lander, and descent stage in time for next window in 2024 Science17 Mar 2022 | 32
ESA-Russia Mars rover launch on ice after Ukraine invasion Rosalind Franklin can't catch a break Science01 Mar 2022 | 6
NASA taps Lockheed Martin to build Mars parcel pickup rocket The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, they said – but Perseverance samples just might make it Science08 Feb 2022 | 53
Sure, the James Webb Space Telescope is cool and all. But try making one out of Lego Next: How to throw it a million miles without anything falling off Offbeat31 Jan 2022 | 8
ESA's Solar Orbiter sneaks in bonus science by choking on the dust of a comet tail (again) Plucky probe due to make closest pass to the Sun in March Science26 Jan 2022 | 3
ESA boss gives update on stricken Sentinel-1B imaging satellite: All is not lost yet Still borked, 1C and 1D are waiting in the wings Science19 Jan 2022 | 5
European Space Agency whittles wannabe astronauts down from 23,000 to 1,391 Could there be a South Korean TV show somewhere in this? Science18 Jan 2022 | 10
European Space Agency: Come on, hack our satellite if you think you're hard enough Space: The final frontier for cybersecurity Science11 Jan 2022 | 16
New batch of AstroPis relieve Ed and Izzy of duty on board the International Space Station If you can't find a Pi on Earth, you could run your code on orbit instead Personal Tech07 Jan 2022 | 9
A moment of tension as the James Webb Space Telescope stretches sunshield on way to L2 destination Updated Engineers on Earth have five and a half months more of this Science04 Jan 2022 | 72