Space research

ESA gives the green light to build PLATO space telescope

The launch from Cape Canaveral was successful and Aalto-2 is on its way towards the International Space Station.

Fresh blow for project as EU Space Agency reveals unexplained problems on-board some of the 18 Galileo satellites

The Commission claims the service is the most accurate satellite navigation system in the world, with real-time positioning down to a metre or less. Europe now has autonomous access to space and is a key player

European Commission’s new space policy encourages companies to take commercial advantage of the huge earth image datasets generated by the Sentinel satellite fleet