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A strategic agreement was signed last week between the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens to promote research, industrial training, innovation and entrepreneurship. ...

China embarked on Thursday on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, set to make the fast-growing space power ...

In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based on the data at the time, they believed the planet met its doom ...

Astronomers have spotted two hefty white dwarf stars – highly compact stellar embers – orbiting close together that appear destined to die in an extraordinarily violent quadruple detonation. The two stars, gravitationally ...

Cyprus on Wednesday became a signatory to the Artemis Accords, a set of principles and agreements established to govern international cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space. The ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the Cyprus Awareness Raising and Education Study (CARES) project to the local ‘1010 Cosmos’ consortium, under the title “Space Horizons: Bridging the Gap Between ...

When you spend four years writing a book on climate change, you get to know most of the leading players. I have never seen them so dismayed. “By August, if ...

A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines sailed around the moon on Thursday to attempt the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than ...

By Kantaro Komiya Japan successfully launched its new H3 flagship rocket on Saturday, putting its space programme back on track after multiple setbacks including the failure of the rocket’s ...

There is untapped potential in Cyprus for astronomical observations, the three-year research project Astrotourism in Cyprus concluded, it was reported on Saturday. According to the Nicosia Astronomy School, astrotourism is ...

The government remains committed in implementing the National Space Strategy 2022-2027 and invests in the field of research and technology, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, during the inauguration of ...

A robotic telescope, interactive shows and an open-sky amphitheatre are among the tools to introduce us to the marvels of space By Maria Eirini Liodi The planetarium at Tamassos and ...

The 5th edition of the CASSINI Hackathon, which was organised by the non-governmental organisation C.I.P Citizens In Power in Cyprus, was held under the auspices of the Cyprus ...

Cyprus has unique potential for space exploration, said space consultant and former head of the ESA’s Solar System Exploration division Dr Marcello Coradini on Thursday. Coradini, a key contributor ...

Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived ...

People often seek advice on office spaces and how much of a role the office space plays in terms of attracting business. There are some basic requirements that are important ...

A green comet which approaches Earth once in 50,000 years may be visible to the naked eye for those intrepid enough to travel to areas of the island unaffected by light ...

The Cyprus Planetarium in Tamasos is expected to open its doors to the Cypriot public, school students and tourists in the middle of the new year. According to information released ...

Cyprus hopes to formulate a strong Space ecosystem, general manager of the deputy ministry of innovation and digital policy Dr Stelios Chimonas said on Thursday. The deputy ministry published a ...

The Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) is bringing ActInSpace, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) space start-up competition for students and young innovators, to Nicosia. The event will take place ...

By Athena Arsalidou Cyprus should become a full member of the European Space Agency (ESA) as missions are close to determining whether we are alone in the universe, a reader ...

Eleni Charitonos loved her heavy spacesuit so much during her simulation astronaut mission that she wished she could sleep in it An aspiring Cypriot astronaut who saw her dreams coming ...

Venture-backed startup Relativity Space, which aims to build the world’s first fleet of 3D-printed rockets, said on Tuesday it has raised $650 million from a raft of new investors including ...

NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades – to study the atmosphere and geologic features of Earth’s so-called ...