The ESA (European Space Agency) announced its first 65,880,000 (50 million euros) prize in its new “S-Class” space missions, to be readied for launch in 2017.

The powerful influence of the Sun and the nature of the mysterious 'dark energy' motivate ESA’s next two science missions.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected four mission ideas for a launch that is scheduled for sometime in the early 2020s.

After an in-depth consultation with the European scientific community, the ESA-appointed Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team (FPR-AT) has released its final report.

Ideas for Europe’s next space mission will come from scientists who will be asked beginning next week to put their minds in gear and come up with a new plan.