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
Confirmed: James Webb Space Telescope team plans launch for this Xmas Eve after data cable fix Updated Have all those scientists been naughty ... or nice? Science16 Dec 2021 | 39
ExoMars parachutes just about good enough to land rover safely on the Red Planet Nobody wants to see Rosalind Franklin scattered over Oxia Planum Science14 Dec 2021 | 38
ESA promises to get back to would-be astronauts by the end of 2021 A space thing running late? Who would have thought it? Science13 Dec 2021 | 3
It's primed and full of fuel, the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to be packed up prior to launch Fingers crossed the telescope will finally take to space on 22 December Science07 Dec 2021 | 56
Galileo satnav system gets two new somewhat confusing satellites Despite being the 27th and 28th launched, they're the first of a dozen first-gen birds Science06 Dec 2021 | 39
ESA's Mars Express picks up plaintive bleeps of China's Zhurong rover, adding much-needed comms redundancy We're all ears Science02 Dec 2021 | 6
ESA's Solar Orbiter sails safely past Earth despite orbiting debris concerns See if you can guess when the spacecraft thrusters took over Science01 Dec 2021 | 12
ESA's Solar Orbiter will swing past Earth this week – sure hope nobody created a big cloud of space junk up there Interview Oh wait Science25 Nov 2021 | 30
James Webb Space Telescope gets all shook up – launch delayed again Space agencies have been planning this thing since 1996, so what's four more days? Science23 Nov 2021 | 39
ESA tries listening to a red rover on the Red Planet: How did it go? The sound of silence Mars Express wanted to demonstrate its relay smarts once again, but space agency mum on progress Science11 Nov 2021 | 2
Darmstadt, we have a problem – ESA reveals its INTEGRAL space telescope was three hours from likely death Gamma ray-spotting 'scope was spinning uncontrollably and unable to make 'leccy until dramatic rescue Science20 Oct 2021 | 41
ESA and JAXA release Mercury eyecandy, courtesy of spacecraft BepiColumbo Fourth of nine scheduled planetary assists completed as spacecraft inches closer to releasing its orbiters Science04 Oct 2021 | 21
James Webb Space Telescope penciled in for launch this century. Yes, Dec 18, 2021 This thing better not explode on the pad Science09 Sep 2021 | 31
ESA swamped by over 23,000 applicants for astronaut program Apologises for slow processing, says those invited for further tests will hear by November Science25 Aug 2021 | 13
Euro space boffins hatch comms satellite hijack plan to save Earth from extinction Liv Tyler-friendly Armageddon-avoidance project won't want to miss a thing with repurposed orbiters Science13 Jul 2021 | 55
Your spacesuit ran into a problem and needs to restart ISS solar array installation overran after a good old 'off and on again' Science17 Jun 2021 | 17
Spacewalk veterans take a trip outside the ISS to pump up the power with new solar arrays Lego ISS fans, look away now Science16 Jun 2021 | 13
Surviving eclipse season and resurrecting 25-year-old software with Windows for Workgroups 3.11: One year with Mars Express Space extenders ESA's veteran probe left for its mission 18 years ago today Science02 Jun 2021 | 45
ESA signs off on contracts for lunar data relay and navigation Surrey Satellite and Airbus to ponder a fleet of Moonlight satellites Science21 May 2021 | 16
SpaceX flings another bunch of humans into orbit in reused capsule atop reused booster Second jaunt to the International Space Station for Endeavour Science23 Apr 2021 | 25
Satellite collision anticipated by EU space agency fails to materialize... for now at least Internet rubberneckers and crisis-starved media left to ponder non-event Science10 Apr 2021 | 41
ESA gives UK space an £8.5m Boost: Rocketeers eye a 2022 launch Lawmakers still need to sign off on launch from UK soil, though Science25 Mar 2021 | 11
Good news: An end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic. Bad news: Nitrogen dioxide pollution is on the up as life returns to normal Say goodbye to the lovely cleaner air we've been breathing for a year Science16 Mar 2021 | 19
ESA mulls sending waves of robot explorers into dark depths of lunar lava tubes Lidar-equipped spherical probes or solar panel-powered cranes, perhaps? Science26 Feb 2021 | 18
No fair! Space Launch System gets cool stickers even though monster rocket failed test They say 'NASA' and 'ESA', not 'You tried' Science24 Feb 2021 | 17
European Space Agency open to hiring astronauts with a physical disability ‘Help Wanted … in Space’ signs go up for first time in over a decade Science17 Feb 2021 | 18
ESA signs off on three more service modules for Moon mission – despite agency boss casting doubt on 2024 landing Director General injects some reality into the lunar landing schedule Science02 Feb 2021 | 20
ESA signs on the dotted line for ESPRIT, Europe's Lunar Gateway module In brief Also: Another One Leaves the Crust, SLS gets ready to rumble, and SpaceX sets off the 2021 fireworks Science08 Jan 2021 | 8
Earth observation chief Dr Josef Aschbacher takes reins at European Space Agency In brief Also: Rocket Lab rounds out a busy year, OneWeb returns to constellation work, NASA ploughs ahead with Orion Science22 Dec 2020 | 10
Double trouble for Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit as aborted test flight and COVID-19 keep both grounded In brief Also: ESA signs contracts for the Space Rider and Boeing's Calamity Capsule aims for March 2021 Software14 Dec 2020 | 16
European Space Agency will launch giant claw that drags space junk to its doom No, really. It has signed a contract to make this happen in 2025 Science27 Nov 2020 | 47
US-EU project to bring Mars samples back to Earth needs two more years, extra $4bn, watchdog warns First stage already on its way to the Red Planet, full steam ahead Science11 Nov 2020 | 14
Remember, remember, the 14th of November (if you're an astronaut): NASA names the date for Crew-1 mission to ISS In brief Also: ESA looks to the Moon, RocketLab launches another 10 sats, and SpaceX probably thinks that's cute Science30 Oct 2020 | 7
Trouble at Skull-Top Ridge: ESA boffins use data wizardry to figure out Philae probe's second touchdown site Comets: Crunchy on the outside... frothy on the inside? Science28 Oct 2020 | 11
Everybody's going to the Moon (and Mars): The Reg chats to ESA about 10-year plans and sending Tim back to space Agency's 'nauts to ride in US commercial crew capsules 'going forward' Science20 Oct 2020 | 14
Research into deflecting potentially world-destroying asteroids is apparently not a 'national priority' for the UK Blighty didn't miss out on ESA award like with Copernicus, it's just more worried about space junk than Hera Science16 Sep 2020 | 39
Europe is falling behind in AI, we need to launch our second machine learning-powered satellite soon, says ESA Hot on the heels of ɸ-sat-1, the space agency is planning to launch ɸ-sat-2 AI + ML09 Sep 2020 | 6
Like Uber, but for satellite launches: European Space Agency’s ride-sharing rocket slings 53 birds with one bang Vega returns to service after 2019 failure and brings AI to spaaaaace Science04 Sep 2020 | 13
Once considered lost, ESA and NASA's SOHO came back from the brink of death to work even better than it did before Space Extenders Almost 25 years and counting, here's to the luckiest spacecraft off Earth Science29 Jul 2020 | 44
Anyone for a round of Ging Gang Goolie? Solar Orbiter probe snaps little 'campfires' flickering on Sun's surface But don't try roasting a marshmallow over these hotspots Science16 Jul 2020 | 10