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ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Tuesday, accompanied by American as...
ISS to host first spacewalk by Frenchwoman
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Sophie Adenot is set to become the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Tuesday, accompanied by A...
Hurricane Lala pulls away from Hawaii's Big Island
Aug 16, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Lala was pulling away from Hawaii's Big Island early Sunday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and officials warned of potent...
New space object 'black hole star' discovered by astronomers
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Astronomers announced Wednesday they had discovered a new type of astronomical object called a "black hole star", potentially solving a mystery involving strang...
Extreme weather, jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
France on Wednesday recorded a more than 20 percent shortfall in nuclear power production capacity, a record deficit caused by environmentally related outages l...
Vietnam's VinSpace signs launch deal with SpaceX
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Vietnam's only private space company, VinSpace, said Tuesday it will launch its first satellites next year using SpaceX's "rideshare" programme.
Europe risks lacking space launchers by 2030, ESA head says
Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)
Europe will face a shortage of own-built rocket launchers by the end of the decade, the head of the European Space Agency warned, as growing demand to launch ne...
UK observatory nervously watches growing space junk threat
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
In the sweeping shadow of a satellite dish, staff at the Chilbolton Observatory in southern England track a growing number of objects in Earth's orbit, providin...
SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is ...
Castaway SpaceX rocket stage crashed into Moon, scientists say
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Part of a SpaceX rocket approximately the size of a bus slammed into the Moon as predicted, scientists said Wednesday, after a telescope in Chile captured evide...
SpaceX rocket stage expected to slam into Moon
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A SpaceX rocket's upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a luna...
'Damn hot': Last summer for Japan cosplay extravaganza
Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)
Shawn, like her sister Whitney dressed as a character from "Demon Slayer", has two words to describe the weather as she waits to watch the grand parade at this ...
Google launches new satellite image AI tool, alarming researchers
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Google announced a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, sparking concerns from resea...
Japan probe made closest-ever asteroid flyby: space agency
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A Japanese probe flew 400 metres (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach ever recorded in such a mission, the space age...
Google rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Google rolled back Friday a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, following a furious...
Meet the astronomer digging into the Milky Way's 'fossils'
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Amina Helmi's passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.
First image taken of Betelgeuse's elusive companion star
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Astronomers unveiled Tuesday the first image ever captured of an elusive companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest and most famous stars in the n...
Fury of fire-ravaged French village at being 'sacrificed' for millionaires' peninsula
Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)
The blaze that has incinerated the French countryside west of Bordeaux is burning alongside the smouldering rage of residents who believe their homes were "sacr...
Major NASA site in Spain hit by wildfire
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Massive wildfires in Europe on Friday forced NASA to evacuate one of its three global deep space communications facilities in Spain, impacting the agency's abil...
SpaceX carries out successful Starship test flight, first since going public
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
SpaceX's Starship on Friday sailed through its first test flight since the company went public.
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