All things considered 2014 was was an extraordinary year for the European Space Agency, most notably with its success in landing a probe on a comet. Now the agency is training new astronauts to go into space and is planning a range of other ambitious missions. So what does the future hold?
It is no secret that the space business requires long-term planning. Decisions taken at the ESA ministerial meeting in Luxembourg in early December 2014 will have an impact on what happens in the space sector…
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All things considered 2014 was was an extraordinary year for the European Space Agency, most notably with its success in landing a probe on a comet. Now the agency is training new astronauts to go ...
Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2, named after a falcon blasted off on Wednesday (December 3), setting off on a six-year round trip to an asteroid for samples that scientists hope will help reveal th...
The Philae lander may be in hibernation mode on the surface of a comet, but it's still very much alive in the hearts of the Comet Hunters, the team who helped Rosetta become the most famous space ...
Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have celebrated the landing of a robot probe on a speeding comet some half-billion kilometres from Earth.
"Cases of food poisoning from vegetables affect more people and lead to more hospitalisations than those from meat." While it may come as news to many consumers this fact, revealed by Ana Allende, ...
Every year Europe's tomato industry produces around 200 thousands tons of waste consisting mainly of skins, pips and fibers. Researchers in a European project are trying find out if this material c...
In a city as densely populated as Hong Kong, waste levels increase with each passing minute. According to the city's Environmental Protection Department, 4,912 million tonnes of solid waste were di...
SCiO - after the Latin verb "to know" - is a molecular sensor that fits in the palm of your hand, and provides instant information about the chemical make-up of objects around you.
One out of every two fish which we eat has not been caught in the sea but raised on a farm. Can aquaculture make fish tastier and more environmentally friendly? An experimental fish farming facilit...
Half of the fish we eat is farm-produced. Does it mean it's not as good as the fish caught in the wild? Here's what Marc Vandeputte, fish geneticist from the INRA, has to say on this matter.
Honda is the latest company to show of its self-driving car. The car maker is working on technology that allows vehicles to drive themselves, they are automatically able to signal and change lanes....
Swedish car-maker Volvo is testing a prototype, self-driving car on public roads, ahead of a large scale pilot programme which will see one hundred self-driving Volvos navigating the streets of Got...
A technology company in California is turning fantasy into reality. Hendo Hover has created a real life 'Back To The Future'-style hoverboard, known as the Hendo. It uses a magnetic force to float ...
An ultrasound is a regular procedure for expecting couples, and it's not unusual for the parents to take a black and white print of the fetus home with th...
Watch the record breaking jump from the altitude of more than 41 kilometers. Google's vice president, Alan Eustace, dived from the stratosphere and landed smoothly by parachute in New Mexico. Felix...