The Latest Breaking News from Josef Aschbacher

As more nations enter the space race, Europe must ensure it maintains a strong role in space exploration, the director general of the European Space Agency, Josef Aschbacher, told RFI.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is over the moon about the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the lunar surface.

The head of the European Space Agency says its astronauts will fly on Artemis 4 and 5, two moon-landing missions slated to launch in the late 2020s.

The European Space Agency's director general, Josef Aschbacher, says the member states are moving ahead with a lander design contract to bring a life-seeking rover to Mars.

The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following the botched launch of a European rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites last year and the delayed introduction of the Ariane 6 launcher

The European Space Agency has named five new career astronauts – two women and three men – while member states agreed to boost the agency's budget by 17 percent in order to keep up with competition from the United States and China.

The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its new class of career astronauts on Wednesday, selecting French helicopter pilot Sophie Adenot and four other candidates from a list of more than 22,500 applicants. ESA also selected British Paralympic sprinter John McFall, who will be the first disabled person to train as…

European ministers haggled on Tuesday over a proposed 25% boost in space funding over the next three years designed to maintain Europe's lead in Earth observation, expand navigation services and remain a partner in exploration with the United States.

European nations sent firefighting teams to help France tackle a "monster" wildfire on Thursday, while forest blazes also raged in Spain and Portugal and the head of the European Space Agency urged immediate action to combat climate change.

The head of the European Space Agency says Russia's invasion of Ukraine highlights the need for the continent to become less dependent on other nations

The European Space Agency does not expect Russia to terminate the joint operation of the International Space Station (ISS) with the West, ESA Director-General Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Wednesday.