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he European Space Agency isn’t ruling out the cancellation or freezing of some space exploration programmes if budget cuts to NASA are passed by the US Congress.

At least three ESA space missions are under threat as a result of Trump's budget cuts. The gravitational wave observatory LISA, Venus orbiter EnVision, and NewAthena may require "recovery actions."

The European Space Agency released images from the robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft

For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft reveal our star's magnetic field is a powder keg ready to blow.

Groundbreaking observations map chaotic patchwork of magnetic activity, said to be key to understanding how sun’s field flips

The Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first look at the south pole of the sun, revealing messy magnetic fields and particles being ejected at high speeds.

In a groundbreaking move that marks both a personal triumph and a cultural shift in space exploration, John McFall—a medal-winning Paralympian, trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, and member of the European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Reserve—has become the first person with a physical disability medically cleared for a long-duration space mission.

At the edge of Cologne, Germany, a large industrial building contains something extraordinary: the most advanced simulated lunar environment on Earth. Developed jointly by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the European Space Agency (ESA), this facility — known as LUNA — is designed to prepare astronauts, robots, and technologies…

The European Space Agency marked its 50th anniversary in May, kicking off a landmark year of mission launches and strategic planning. With the ESA Ministerial Council set to meet in November, Director General Josef Aschbacher reflected on five decades of progress and outlined the agency’s future in exploration, climate science,…

"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."

Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.