space

British-Spanish team develops hybrid solar and nuclear power system for astronauts on missions to the moon and Mars

A TEAM of Spanish and British engineers has successfully tested a promising power system for space missions, bringing the solution to supply problems in extreme

10 Apr, 2026 @ 10:46

Lead·National News·Other News·Technology

Spanish astronomers discover water ice in distant star system, offering clues to origins of life on Earth

SPANISH astronomers have uncovered the presence of water ice in a distant young star system, providing insights into how life-enabling water may have arrived on

26 May, 2025 @ 12:31

Lead·Other News·Technology

Spanish scientists discover menstrual blood can be a fertiliser for astronauts on Mars

DURING a mission to the simulated Martian base in the United States, the all-female crew from Spain demonstrated menstrual blood could be used as a

7 May, 2025 @ 13:11

Health·Lead

Spain gets its first astronaut in 31 years: Pablo Alvarez says he ‘still can’t believe it’ after achieving his childhood dream

SPANISH space exploration has a new star: 36-year-old Pablo Alvarez from Leon. Alvarez has officially graduated as an astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA)

22 Apr, 2024 @ 18:30

Lead·Other News

Andalucia to have its own satellite launched into space

Andalucia will launch its own nano-satellite into space this year in a bid to gather more data about sustainability and agriculture. The Junta of Andalucia

22 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Lead

Two Spaniards chosen among new crop of European astronauts

THE EUROPEAN Space Agency (ESA) announced on Wednesday that two Spaniards will be among the next group of astronauts who could be sent on missions

23 Nov, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·National News·Technology

Did you see it? Mysterious sky lights which crossed Spain’s Malaga Monday morning explained

MYSTERIOUS sky lights left Malaga residents stunned yesterday morning, Monday September 5. Reports of ‘an unusual celestial phenomena’ and a ‘ghostly apparition’ flooded social media

6 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Technology

WATCH: Spectacular fireball ‘as bright as a full moon’ streak across Andalucian skies

A SPECTACULAR fireball, as bright as the full moon, crossed the skies over Andalucia yesterday, Sunday, May 15. According to the astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo,

16 May, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

WATCH: Slow motion fireball glitter over Spain’s Malaga

A SPECTACULAR fireball was spotted gliding over the south of Spain this Monday night. The fireball was recorded on by the SMART project detectors from

16 Jun, 2021 @ 13:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

Spanish satellite Ingenio lost eight minutes after launch due to ‘human error’

THE Spanish satellite SEOSAT-Ingenio, the largest space project ever undertaken by the national industry, was lost eight minutes after its launch from Kourou, in French

18 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Other News

First 100% Spanish satellite to monitor state of Earth’s soil, water and air launches today

THE SEOSAT-Ingenio satellite is the first 100% Spanish satellite that will ‘monitor’ the state of the Earth’s soil, water and air as well as the

17 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Other News

WATCH: Footage shows fireball soaring 39,000 km/hr over Spain’s Andalucia

The fireball over southern Andalucia was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at around 39,000 kmph.

28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:15

Cordoba·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

From next year you will be able to travel from Spain’s Andalucia to space

TRIPS from Andalucia to space have been planned for 2021.

31 Jan, 2020 @ 10:34

Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Footage shows huge fireball soaring 61,000 kmph over Spain’s Andalucia

The fireball became visible from the north-easterly side of Sevilla, driving at such a phenomenal speed that a fireball encaved around the flying asteroid.

17 Sep, 2019 @ 10:30

Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla

NASA images reveal ‘sea of plastic’

Clearly visible from space, the man-made structures stretch where first snapped by crew aboard the International Space Station

12 Jun, 2019 @ 13:23

Environment·Lead

First ever image of black hole released after telescope in Spain called into action

The image of the black hole does not show the hole itself, but the gases surrounding it

10 Apr, 2019 @ 17:52

Lead

Stunning blood moon and total eclipse to darken Spanish skies this month - all you need to know

Everything you need to know about the super wolf blood moon in Spain that could ‘end the world’ THIS WEEKEND

The lunar phenomenon is seen as by some as a sign of upheaval, while some conspiracy theorists even think it represents the ‘apocalypse’

18 Jan, 2019 @ 14:56

Lead·Nature

Spain’s SpaceX satellite launch in California delayed by four days

It is hoped the Starlink satellites will provide low-cost broadband on a global scale by a constellation of small satellites with limited service starting by

19 Feb, 2018 @ 13:43

Business & Finance·Celebrity·Environment·Lead·National News

Spanish space firm receives €2 million from European Commission

PLD Space anticipates a first launch of Arion 1 in 2019, followed by the Arion 2 rocket in 2021 but both missions have been delayed

11 Jan, 2018 @ 10:09

Business & Finance·Environment·Nature·Travel News

Max Polyakov’s Firefly Aerospace and Other Space News of 2017

Last year in August, when the spaceship SpaceX Dragon carrying cargo landed on the International Space Station, it was easy to assume that space travel

13 Sep, 2017 @ 11:46

Other News

Spanish tech firm to send tourists into space within two years

The journey will take passengers 40km into the air inside futuristic pods

7 Nov, 2016 @ 10:09

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spanish tax authorities cracking down on fraud in nightclubs

The raids have included more than 500 tax inspectors and law enforcement officers

16 Jul, 2016 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Search for new planets being led by Spanish observatory

Joint Spanish and German bid to explore space being led from Almeria observatory

24 Nov, 2015 @ 12:24

Almeria·Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Third space ball sparks terror after crashing into Spanish village

Murcia villagers terrified as another sinister object lands

12 Nov, 2015 @ 13:31

Lead·National News

Black ball plummets from space to Spain and lands in farmers’ field

Inspectors believe object fell from a satellite or rocket

9 Nov, 2015 @ 12:04