https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed On the 50th anniversary of man's historic moon landing, Pedro Duque, a former astranaut who became Spain's Science minister, remembers how every child wanted to be an astronaut in 1969. https://www.thelocal.es/20190710/former-astronaut-pedro-duque-the-moon-landings-still-have-a-lot-to-teach-us Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:40:56 +0200 former-astronaut-pedro-duque-the-moon-landings-still-have-a-lot-to-teach-us One of three supermoons visible this year, the one that appeared last night was the biggest and brightest full moon of 2019 https://www.thelocal.es/20190220/in-pics-the-super-snow-moon-as-seen-from-spain Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:44:19 +0100 in-pics-the-super-snow-moon-as-seen-from-spain This year's Perseid meteor shower was almost obscured by the 'supermoon' but one photographer still managed to capture a stunning image of the event. https://www.thelocal.es/20140814/meteor-shower-blazes-across-spanish-sky Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:54:00 +0200 meteor-shower-blazes-across-spanish-sky Spain was treated to the largest 'supermoon' of the year on Sunday night, as the full moon's orbit brought it close to the earth. https://www.thelocal.es/20140811/supermoon-over-spain-the-best-photos Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:26:00 +0200 supermoon-over-spain-the-best-photos A team of Spanish astronomers have reported the record-breaking impact of a meteorite 'with the mass of a small car' on the moon's surface, the brightest lunar collision ever seen from Earth. https://www.thelocal.es/20140225/video-spanish-scientists-spot-massive-lunar-smash Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:55:00 +0100 video-spanish-scientists-spot-massive-lunar-smash 'Budget' flights into space are set to take off from Spain's Canary Islands within a matter of years. https://www.thelocal.es/20131213/spains-canaries-to-launch-low-cost-space-voyages Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:39:00 +0100 spains-canaries-to-launch-low-cost-space-voyages