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  • Artist's concept of the Franco-Italian Moon habitat
    Astronomy
    France and Italy team up to build Moon habitat
    France and Italy are teaming up to build a habitat for future moon bases with Franco-Italian technology company Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) signing a contract to develop the Multi-Purpose Habitat for NASA's Artemis project.
  • The Comet Interceptor mission consists of one spacecraft and two small probes
    Astronomy
    Mission to "ambush" pristine comet enters new study phase
    The European Space Agency has selected Thales Alenia Space in the UK to lead a study for the planned mission to "ambush" a passing comet. Called Comet Interceptor, the mission represents a new strategy for investigating comets fresh from the Oort cloud.