https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The most visible meteor shower of the year in Germany is underway and will peak on Tuesday night. Here's how to give yourself the best chance to see a shooting star. https://www.thelocal.de/20240812/how-to-watch-the-perseid-meteor-shower-in-germany Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:25:02 +0200 how-to-watch-the-perseid-meteor-shower-in-germany Holding its own against aerospace giants like pan-European Airbus Space or French-Italian Thales Alenia, Bremen-based minnow OHB has carved out a space as a national champion in satellite building. https://www.thelocal.de/20200715/pocket-sized-german-satellite-maker-shoots-for-stars Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:03:45 +0200 pocket-sized-german-satellite-maker-shoots-for-stars In the German Democratic Republic (GDR) he was a hero of the people, and in all of Germany he was a role model: the cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn has died at the age of 82. https://www.thelocal.de/20190923/tributes-sigmund-jahn-germany-first-man-space Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:23:22 +0200 tributes-sigmund-jahn-germany-first-man-space Bringing a new meaning to dancing on air, a nightclub operator is throwing a party in zero gravity, with top DJs playing in an aircraft used to train astronauts. https://www.thelocal.de/20180125/nightclub-in-space-frankfurt Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:18:59 +0100 nightclub-in-space-frankfurt The search for Germany's first ever female astronaut has narrowed down the competition to six women out of more than 400 applicants. Who will be the first Frau in space? https://www.thelocal.de/20170301/one-of-these-women-could-be-germanys-very-first-female-astronaut Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:23:41 +0100 one-of-these-women-could-be-germanys-very-first-female-astronaut A German team is one of the final five teams in Google's space race project. But can they make it all the way to the moon? https://www.thelocal.de/20160316/berlin-scientists-space-moon-google-lunar-xprize Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:04:36 +0100 berlin-scientists-space-moon-google-lunar-xprize For hundreds of years, men have kept the job of colonising planet Earth and beyond for themselves, but Claudia Kessler has had enough: the CEO of HE Space is looking for the first German female astronaut. https://www.thelocal.de/20160303/space-firm-searches-germanys-next-topastronaut Thu, 03 Mar 2016 17:36:19 +0100 space-firm-searches-germanys-next-topastronaut Nasa has opened an online archive of shots taken from the International Space Station. Here are some of Germany looking her best. https://www.thelocal.de/20151125/ten-stunning-pictures-of-germany-from-space Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:42:53 +0100 ten-stunning-pictures-of-germany-from-space German astronaut Alexander Gerst used a public appearance alongside Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday to urge children to care for the planet and for peace in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20151120/german-astronaut-calls-for-peace-and-tolerance Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:55:59 +0100 german-astronaut-calls-for-peace-and-tolerance A period of strong solar winds meant that the Aurora Borealis – visible evidence of particles from the Sun interacting with Earth's atmosphere – were visible in parts of Germany and Austria overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151104/northern-lights-seen-in-the-german-skies Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:59:42 +0100 northern-lights-seen-in-the-german-skies German astronaut Alexander Gerst visited the Cologne city hall on Wednesday to present a special gift – a stone from the city's famous cathedral that he'd taken into space with him. https://www.thelocal.de/20150325/space-stone-brought-back-to-cologne Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:12:38 +0100 space-stone-brought-back-to-cologne If you're planning to dash outside to catch the peak of the partial eclipse this morning, check here to find out the best viewing times and methods. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/when-to-see-the-eclipse-in-germany Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:04:56 +0100 when-to-see-the-eclipse-in-germany When the evening sky suddenly lit up on Sunday evening, many south Germans were frightened, with some even calling the emergency services. https://www.thelocal.de/20150316/meteor-causes-scare-in-munich Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:28:51 +0100 meteor-causes-scare-in-munich It may not seem a great offer, but for 200,000 applicants, a planned 2024 space flight with no return to the Red Planet is the final-frontier jackpot. Potsdam student Denis Newiak has made it to the last 660. https://www.thelocal.de/20150212/one-way-ticket-to-mars-is-students-dream Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:25:04 +0100 one-way-ticket-to-mars-is-students-dream Update: robot probe Philae, controlled from Cologne, landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 5:03 pm on Wednesday, the European Space Agency said. https://www.thelocal.de/20141112/all-systems-go-for-historic-comet-landing Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:08:00 +0100 all-systems-go-for-historic-comet-landing While astronaut Alexander Gerst dazzled the world with his photos from space, German doctors tending to the returned geophysicist are astounded by his phenomenal health on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141111/gerst-is-in-tip-top-shape-as-he-waits-to-go-home-dlr-iss Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:05:00 +0100 gerst-is-in-tip-top-shape-as-he-waits-to-go-home-dlr-iss After 165 days in zero gravity, Alexander Gerst, who wowed the world with his photos from space, flashed a broad grin as he landed on Earth safely with two of his crew members. https://www.thelocal.de/20141110/german-astronaut-gerst-back-down-to-earth Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:29:00 +0100 german-astronaut-gerst-back-down-to-earth German astronaut Alexander Gerst performed a spacewalk 400 kilometres above the Earth with an American colleague outside the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to carry out equipment repairs and maintenance, NASA said. https://www.thelocal.de/20141008/gerst-becomes-third-german-spacewalker-iss-space-station-alexander Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:52:00 +0200 gerst-becomes-third-german-spacewalker-iss-space-station-alexander UPDATE: Alexander Gerst, Germany's man aboard the International Space Station (ISS), captured SpaceX's unmanned Dragon craft with a cargo of supplies on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140923/3d-printer-and-some-mice-sent-to-gerst-and-crew Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:07:00 +0200 3d-printer-and-some-mice-sent-to-gerst-and-crew The European Space Agency released an ultra-high-resolution video of the Earth on Wednesday shot from orbit on the International Space Station by German astronaut Alexander Gerst. https://www.thelocal.de/20140910/german-astronaut-alexander-gerst-shows-earth-as-seen-from-the-iss Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:26:00 +0200 german-astronaut-alexander-gerst-shows-earth-as-seen-from-the-iss