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European space mission seeks out new life on Jupiter's icy moons

Move over Mars. The search for extra-terrestrial life in our solar system is this week fixed squarely on Jupiter as the European Space Agency (ESA) gets set to send its Juice spacecraft on an ambitious mission to inspect the frozen oceans of three of the planet’s moons.

Radio France Internationale

Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – or JUICE – will spend at least three years on Jupiter’s moons after it arrives in 2031. In October 2024, NASA is also planning…

The Conversation

Three asteroids heading towards Earth TONIGHT - one larger than six double-decker buses

The European Space Agency has listed three asteroids which are set to make close approaches to the Earth in the early hours of Sunday morning and one is described as a risk

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Call for ‘highway code’ to tackle space junk

The European Space Agency estimates there are 36,500 objects larger than 10cm currently floating in space.

The Independent UK

What is the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy moons Explorer?

The spacecraft will be the first to orbit a moon other than our planet’s.

Evening Standard

ESA relaunches Paris space station after hi-tech overhaul

The renovated headquarters building of the European Space Agency (ESA) was inaugurated this week following five years of refurbishment.

Radio France Internationale

Spain establishes its own space agency

The country's Council of Ministers voted to allow the Spanish Space Agency, or Agencia Espacial Española (AEE), to commence operations on March 7.

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NASA to name Artemis 2 crew next week, the first moon astronauts in 50 years

NASA will kickstart human moon exploration again with the announcement of the Artemis 2 crew of four astronauts on April 3. Three Americans and a Canadian will fly.

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A Bali ban, a new Duke, and the loveliest Greek island – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Risk of asteroid hitting Earth in 2046 drops dramatically, space agency reports

The European Space Agency announced the odds of the asteroid, 2023 DW, hitting Earth on Valentine's Day 2046 have plummeted

Wales Online

Newly found asteroid has a 'very small chance' of hitting Earth, NASA says

Less than two weeks after it was discovered, asteroid 2023 DW sits at the top of the "risk list" maintained by the European Space Agency.

WEKU

International Space Station: Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory

The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Explore the orbital laboratory in more detail here.

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