Dreaming of a life on Mars
One woman is determined to do much more than simply gaze at the stars A young woman who aspires to become the island’s first...
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Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation brings ActInSpace contest to Cyprus
The Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO), a non-governmental, nonprofit organisation involved in the field of space exploration, astronautics and astronomy, is once again bringing the...
Frederick University exhibition unravels the secrets of space
Frederick University and the European Space Agency are organising the exhibition ‘The Sun and Us’. The exhibition, which is under the auspices of the education...
Cyprus to host innovative space competition
The European Space Agency`s space start-ups competition ’Act in Space’ is coming to Cyprus over the weekend of May 26-27. The organiser of the event...
European scientists puzzle over Mars lander’s radio silence
A European lander that descended to Mars on Wednesday has failed to send signs of life to its mothership, leaving scientists uncertain whether it touched...
European-led Mars lander to start descent to red planet
A Mars lander is due to leave its mothership on Sunday and head toward the red planet’s surface to test technologies for Europe’s planned first...
European satellite puts more than a billion stars on the map
A European star-surveying satellite has pinned down the positions and brightness of 1.14 billion stars, putting it on track to create the most accurate three-dimensional...
€1.2 million up for grabs for space industry projects
Cyprus wants to become a regional node in the field of satellite communications and to develop innovative space technology services, the transport and communications minister...
Rosetta’s missing Philae probe found in dark crack on comet
High-resolution cameras on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft have found space probe Philae, which landed on a comet nearly two years ago only...
Selection of potential projects with Cyprus to start soon, ESA says
The selection of potential projects in the context of the Plan for European Cooperating States (PECS) will start soon following the signing of the European...
Cypriots can contribute to space technology, ESA official tells CNA
Cyprus can bring a lot of value to many areas like space science, an ESA official has told CNA after the signing of the European...
Negotiations underway to prepare Cyprus for European Space Agency Convention
Negotiations between Cyprus and the European Space Agency (ESA) for the upcoming ECS Agreement that will promote innovation and research in the sector are under...
Spacecraft to seek life on Mars in European-led mission
A spacecraft is due to set off for Mars next week on a mission that scientists hope will help answer one of the most burning...
Last-ditch attempt to contact comet lander
EUROPEAN scientists will send a command into space on Sunday to try to move and restore contact with the comet lander Philae that has fallen...
Man on trial for fatal accident seeks travel permission
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Tuesday received a request to allow a high ranking official from the European Space Agency (ESA), Julio Monreal, who is due...
European Space Agency team to visit next month
A delegation from the European Space Agency (ESA) is due in Cyprus next month to update the joint assessment of the island’s space activities, communications...
Comet lander shuts down as batteries go flat after sending data
By Irene Klotz A PIONEERING robotic spacecraft shut down on Saturday after radioing results of its first and probably last batch of scientific experiments from...