Tag: space
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...
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...
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...
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,...
WATCH: Slow motion fireball glitter over Spain’s Malaga
A SPECTACULAR fireball was spotted gliding over the south of Spain this Monday night.
https://youtu.be/ASnLydyCVHI
The fireball was recorded on by the SMART project detectors from...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Everything you need to know about the super wolf blood moon in Spain that could ‘end the world’ THIS...
The lunar phenomenon is seen as by some as a sign of upheaval, while some conspiracy theorists even think it represents the ‘apocalypse’
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 2020.
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 by a year.
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...
Spanish tech firm to send tourists into space within two years
The journey will take passengers 40km into the air inside futuristic pods
Spanish tax authorities cracking down on fraud in nightclubs
The raids have included more than 500 tax inspectors and law enforcement officers
Search for new planets being led by Spanish observatory
Joint Spanish and German bid to explore space being led from Almeria observatory
Third space ball sparks terror after crashing into Spanish village
Murcia villagers terrified as another sinister object lands
Black ball plummets from space to Spain and lands in farmers’ field
Inspectors believe object fell from a satellite or rocket
Spanish aeronautical company sends balloon to space
Aeronautical company zero2infinity have developed a balloon that transports satellites into space
International Space Station goes green!
A laser shone from Tenerife turns the ISS a spooky shade of green
Ibiza: Party Island Central
From Hollywood’s favourite holiday retreat, through eighties excess and nineties rave culture, Ibiza has seen it all, writes Carey Camel
Spanish music goes stratospheric
Stormy Mondays have gone up in the world getting their music played in space