EU may set up body in European Space Agency
The European Union (EU) may set up a dedicated directorate within the European Space Agency (ESA) to resolve mismatches in the way the two bodies cooperate. Read more
Rosetta wakes up and phones home
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has successfully woken up after almost three years in hibernation. Read more
Star-mapping mission lifts off
Gaia, a European mission to map the Milky Way, has successfully launched from the European Space Agency’s base in French Guiana. Read more
X-ray observatory confirmed as ESA’s next big mission
The European Space Agency has confirmed that its next Large (L-class) mission will be an X-ray telescope investigating the “hot and energetic Universe”. Read more
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