World Sep 01 Deep in the Swedish forest, Esrange Space Center is part of Europe’s hope to compete in the space race The state-owned Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, is among the sites building out orbital rocket programs to allow Europe to advance in the global space race and launch satellites from the continent's mainland. By Stefanie Dazio, Malin Haarala, Associated Press
Science Jun 16 A look at the first artificial solar eclipses created by two European satellites A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science May 30 This waltz is the unofficial soundtrack of floating through space. Soon it will beam through the cosmos Johann Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space Saturday, performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Mar 19 Euclid space telescope unveils new images of galaxies billions of light years away A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies. By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press
Feb 25 Scientists (mostly) rule out this newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth in the next decade By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press There’s still a 1.7 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA. Continue reading
Oct 07 Spacecraft on its way to investigate asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. Continue reading
May 23 A cradle of baby stars revealed in new European space telescope images By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press They were taken following the telescope's Florida launch last year as a warm-up act to its main job currently underway: surveying the so-called dark universe. Continue reading
Nov 07 Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by Euclid telescope By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Scientists have unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency on Tuesday, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Continue reading
Jul 01 European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope takes off to seek out the universe’s darkest secrets By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched the European Space Agency’s Euclid observatory toward its ultimate destination 1 million miles away, the James Webb Space Telescope’s neighborhood. Continue reading