but 1st after a one day delay the european space agency has now successfully launched a satellite that will study planets outside our solar system the key ops satellite as it's you know last it off aboard a wrong kit from the european space ports and french guiana the mission is expected to last 3 years part of its goal is to discover if there are other earth like planets capable of sustaining life beyond our star system here is a look at exactly how key ops works. the key ops mission is designed to advance the search for extraterrestrial life for the 1st time the satellite will study planets orbiting distant suns so-called exoplanets. chips will observe how these distant worlds pass in front of the stars they orbit to make this possible researchers 1st had to scour the sky with other telescopes to select the stars to be targeted by the satellite. looking at the one star at the time. so we need to know that star has a plan that we need to know when this planet passes in front of the star and at that moment we point cope's there. the satellite is set to measure the tiny fluctuations in

some life on mars so it's asking the big question is asking the big question now china the european space agency and the united arab emirates are also sending spacecraft to mars next year this is a crowded field as i started say how much do the objects is different for these missions and when do you get better off to pull all the resources together well they are actually pulling things together the u.a.e. spacecraft will be looking at mars whether china is going to be launching an orbiter but also is going to be putting a small lander that will be looking for something called bio signatures evidence of biological molecules on mars your europe's rosalind franklin rover from excell mars will be doing the same thing as will the mars 2020 rover so those 3 rovers plus the mars science laboratory going for rovers on mars all of them are looking for evidence of past and possibly present life so it's going to be sort of a in astrobiology festival you know in 2020 but it requires very exciting indeed how these missions focus primarily on studying the conditions on the red planet how can their findings be

they have been chosen by the european space agency to had the first mission to clean up the junk floatingund in space. are 3000 abandon satellites, and more than 34,000 pieces of debris hanging around from disintegrating spacecraft. clear space beat out more than a dozen bidders for this 100 million euro contract. it will build a spacecraft with robotic arms to pick up part of sa rocket that has been floating around since 2015. the esa say they are moving into the area of cleaning up our things worked in space. it will be interesting to see how this sorts out. genie: coming up in the next half-hour, the winner is -- netflix. at least it seems to be, if the golden globe nominations are any indication. a closer look on the way after the news. reporter: in ukraine, the baby business is booming. it's the new w go-to destinatation for commercial surrogagacy. woman: where's your smiles? not yet. too young. reporter: while it brings joy to some... [woman speaking native e langua] [child crying] reporter: there's heartache for others. we uncover an ugly trade. woman: i think these are cockroaches

. >> china, the european space agency, and the united arab emirates are also sending spacecraft to mars next year. this is a crowded field. how much to the objectives differ for these missions, and do you think we would be better ofoff to pool resources? >> they aree actually pulling things together. the uae spacecraft will be looking at mars weather. china will be launching an orbiter and a small lander thatt will look at bio signatureres, evidence of biological markers. europe''s roverer does the same thing,g, as will be 2020 rover. those three plus the mars science lab, we will have fofour rovers looking for evidence of past and possibly present life. it is going to be sort of an astrobiology festival in 2020 on mars. >> very exciting. these missions focus mainly on studying the conditions on the red planet. how can their findings be applied on earth? >> it's interesting. mars at one point had conditions very s similar to earth. because of solar activity and whatnot, it dried out and lost atmosphehere. the process of how it cooled and how it's climate changed can have some relevance

constant it's such a key concept in cosmology we want to know it as precisely as possible the european space agency's plank satellite measured radiation from the early universe and determined that for every megaparsecs or 3300000 light years further away a galaxy is its receding 6070 kilometers per 2nd faster but more recently the. space telescope examined nearby galaxies and came up with a higher expansion rate of 74 kilometers per 2nd per 2nd this discrepancy still needs to be explained. many physicists believe but these glimpses into the cosmos show that the rate of expansion of the universe is increasing. some us astrophysicists have simulated what would happen if the expansion were to keep accelerating. in this scenario known as the big rip the entire fabric of space time would be torn apart galaxies stars planets even atoms the universe as we know it would cease to exist. fioretti that is fortunately this scenario is very improbable. so keep those questions coming here's how to get in touch on our website twitter or facebook. and that's all for now next time we get into micro plastics they're e

the european space agency has popostponed -- mission control made the decision after discovering a software error. a court in pakistan sentenced the country's former president to death for high treason. bashar ruled from 1999. he is living in exile. >> the sentence has been a long time coming for former pakistani president bashar, seen here in a court hearing in 2014. the verdictt -- guilty of treason. the sentence -- death. musharraf's lawyer rejected the decision, calling on pakistanis to stand by former ruler. >> i say this complaint is wrong. i'm not admitting the complaint. >> the verdict is part of the ongoing fallout. he may have lost popular support , but the former general continue to have his backers in the country's popular military. >> this is a unique decision i n ththe history y of pakista for t the first time, a military didictator has beeeen punisishey the court u under the constititn anand t the law, and it was ovee because the constitution has been violated no less than four or five times in the history of pakistan. >> for the time being at least, the death sentence is unl

the european space agency has postponed the launch of a 3 year mission to study planets in other solar systems mission control made the decision after discovering a software era in the soyuz rocket to do to put the key ops telescope into orbit around the earth. now to pakistan where a quarter said since the country's former president for to death he was found guilty of high treason for suspending the constitution in 2007 which ruled from 1999 to 2008 after leading a bloodless military coup against the civilian government to avoid a challenge to his rule he suspended the constitution and purge the judiciary he's currently involuntary exile in dubai and was tried in absentia if. we can get more from correspondent to who know john joy in islam about welcome haroon president musharraf was previously a head of the army pakistan's army still wheels considerable influence in the country how have the generals reacted to this death sentence. except rice the government and the military officials to date and we should have to see as far by toppling the sharif government in 1900 angry us right und

terminals make up 25 percent of the economy and government which would consist of space agencies like nasa and the european space agency account for 20 percent of the economy. to be developing the viper rover that i got a firsthand look at which will allow us to explore and perform experiments on the south pole of the moon in preparation for our return of human american astronauts to the. as you can see the excitement to revisit the moon as a priority for many in this day and age vice president mike pence's the viper rover will allow the u.s. to take a big leap toward mars and even develop technologies to live on the moon for years developing a new generation of nuclear powered spacecraft that left actually help us fly further and farther faster than ever before the investments being made in the space industry are astounding from the year 2000 to $2051100000000.00 was invested but from 2012 to $28.00 that number exploded to $10200000000.00 and according to goldman sachs a whopping 13300000000 has been invested into newly launched space startup since the year 2000 showing just how much of an interest this h

scientists at the european space agency are preparing to launch a new research satellite dubbed. mission will be to study earth like planets in other solar systems in the search for extra terrestrial life. this is the w. news from berlin for more you can follow us on twitter and you can visit our website w dot ca. i'm very golfball see you again at the top of the. assassination in minutes but d.-w. exclusive 20 years ago 3 prominent members of the bellerose you know opposition disappeared without a trace now a key witness has come forward to reveal what he knows and admitting in the process that he was an accessory to murder his information leaks little doubt the orders to kill came from the highest authorities a close a big success of next on d w. the markets. of the morning more. of your business magazine. germany on t.w. . it was the speech of his lawyers perhaps his best certainly his most difficult. the speech by colin tristram on december 19th 1989. shortly after the fall of the read the chancellor addresses the people of east germany. the middest tense the crowd clamors fo

the european space agency has postponed the launch of a 3 year mission to study planets in other solar systems mission control made the decision after discovering a software in the soyuz rocket that will put the kiosks telescope into orbit around the. well a journalist group reporters without borders has said that at least $49.00 journalists have been murdered this year as a result of their work more than half of those were killed in just 5 countries syria mexico afghanistan pakistan and somalia the group is also concerned about a new wave of repression against the media in iran as the government steps up harassment iranian media based outside of the country neutral book grotty knows what it means when press freedom is threatened the editor in chief of prague based radio farda the persian service of radio free europe radio liberty says harris most of exiled journalists by the iranian regime has escalated during the current protests. intelligence officers have been. operating different accounts and different websites in order to the famed journalist protests against fuel price rises eru

the european space agency has postponed the launch of a 3 year mission to study planets in other solar systems mission control made the decision after discovering a software era in the soyuz rocket that will put the kiosks telescope into orbit around the. well some culture news now and he is the superstar of german composers we're talking about the fake van beethoven who will be in the spotlight in 2020 as germany celebrates his 250th birthday that means that his music will be everywhere as concerts a new recordings abound in beethoven's hometown of boston he. is getting a head start with a new exhibition that correlates his woks with key events in his life take a look. germany has never celebrated a composer this way before to 250th anniversary of libby from beatles birth is starting one year ahead of the actual date and nowhere more than in born in germany to composers hometown. he's director of the anniversary society and the b. to open house and we have a funding for more than 40000000 euros to celebrate peter from germany germany why and i think it gives the national attention and

and scientists at the european space agency are preparing to launch a new research satellite dubbed ops its mission will be to study earth like planets in other solar systems in the search for extraterrestrial life. this is the news from berlin for more you can follow our twitter feed or go to our website w dot com. coming up next you know be a business with monica jones she's going to be looking at that big boeing story i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being or. kick off. the top of this league up next 6 to. 6 now i'm just looking. at the race for the title with 6 coal fired. i'm 60 minutes. do you know that 77 percent. are younger than 60 pot. cuts me and me and you. and you know what it's time no voice is part. of the 77 percent speech issue. this is where you cut. 77 percent this weekend on d w it. was the speech of his life perhaps his best certainly his most difficult. the speech but clearly interest him on just simmer 99989. shortly after the fall of the of the chancellor addresses the people of east germany. the mideast tense the crowd clamors for the

the european space agency has postponed the launch of a 3 year mission to study planets in other solar systems mission control made the decision after discovering a software error in the soyuz rocket due to put the key ops telescope into orbit around the earth. a court in pakistan have sentence the country's former president pervez musharraf to death for high treason ruled from 1909 to 2008 after leading a bloodless military coup against a civilian government he's now living in exile and he was tried in absentia. the sentence has been a long time coming for former pakistani president pervez musharraf seen here at a court hearing in 2013. the verdict guilty of treason the sentence death. sharp's lawyer rejected the court's decision calling on pakistanis to stand by the former ruler i said this this complaint is far it's this complete is. it was just a victim i said i'm not i'm not that i'm not admitting the complaint that this look that's enough i kind of figured out that in that letter that the law is that the people can go and it. to divert it is part of the ongoing followed her missi

the european space agency has postponed the launch of a 3 year mission to study planets in other solar systems mission control made the decision after discovering a software error in the soyuz rocket that was going to be put on the key ops over to telescope into earth orbit. australian police have arrested 2 men for allegedly smuggling more than 600 kilograms of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of barbecues it wraps up a 6 month investigation spanning 3 countries in july police in cyprus tipped off australian authorities about the possible shipment of m.d.m.a. to sydney. or italian football has been rocked by yet another racism a contriver see this time from the league itself city a's decision to use portrayed of chimpanzees as part of its anti racism campaign the stunned people on social media or website football italia said that the artist wanted to reclaim the use of ape imagery from racist supporters but european football's anti racism group fair condemned the idea asking is it is difficult to see what city hour was thinking who they consult italian team roma also expressed surprise

european space agency's postpone the launch of a 3 year mission to study planets in other solar systems mission control made the decision after discovering a software error in the soyuz rocket due to put the kilts telescope into orbit around the earth. it was bush for us brushfires continue to ravage western australia residents are struggling to save their homes and their lives or one point was lucky enough to escape with his life and his dog 12 year old lucas stark grabbed the dog and fled his otherwise empty home on his brother's pickup as flames approached and then he drove himself to a meeting place arranged by his father but the brushfires are caught up with lucas he was forced to drive off again it was later found by a firefighter a reunited with his family it was well here in germany mixed martial arts or m.m.a. exploded in popularity of recent years but it's not yet become a mainstream sport and some experts believe its relative obscurity was allowed hooligans on the far right to use it to train and recruit new members. mixed martial artists nico sampson is one of germany's most

to make that possible in the future international students of the european space agency are conducting research with various experiments at the european training center for astronauts in cologne dr aden cowley is in charge of the space ship project. outside the center of a lunar station will be built for test and research purposes. so you're looking at is a foundation at the moment or the next he wants to see going to rapidly change into a building and we're going to have a large 34 meter diameter dome we're going to have 700 tons of regolith cement lego has to be able to tell you find on the lunar surface. a small settlement for now in cologne but in the not too distant future one on the moon 2 this is how the scientists imagine it will look. inside there's an airlock and a technical area the main room is provided with daylight like in the i s s the oxygen supply is provided by chemically based air preparation. and that are good example of why we should go back to the moon would be to understand the radiation environment so if you're in a lower orbit at the moment you have the might b

the european space agency wants to clean up space junk. agency plans to send a multi armed robot into space in 2025 to latch on to the debris. then the machine and its trash will dive back to earth and burn up in the atmosphere. there are about 170 million pieces of junk in earth orbit, but no interpret rules hold agencies accountable for it. >>> right now, countries are deadlocked after working well into the overnight hours past a friday deadline to wrap up the two-week cop 25 summit in madrid, spain. countries could not agree on how to set regulations and targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. a key part of the paris climate accord. >>> teenage activist greta thunberg has made a name for herself by calling out activists. she kept up the pressure in italy in one of her usual friday protests with more harsh words for leaders attending the climate talks. >> world leaders are still trying to run away from their responsibilities, but we have to make sure that they cannot do that. we will make sure that we put them against the wall and

the european space agency wants to clean up decades of orbiting space junk.tellites and discarded rockets. the agency plans to send a multiarmed robot into space in 2025 to latch on to the debris. then the machine and its trash will dive back to earth and burn up in the atmosphere. there are about, get this, 170 million pieces of junk in earth orbit right now. but no international rules hold space agencies accountable for it. >>> back on earth, international negotiations to battle climate change will resume in the coming hours. right now, countries are deadlocked after working well into the overnight hours, past a friday deadline, to wrap up the two-week cop25 summit in madrid. countries cannot agree on how to set regulations and targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. a key part of the paris climate accord. one person at the center of it all is teenageage activist greta thunberg. she's made a name for herself by calling out world leaders for inaction on issues. in madrid, she slammed participants calling their response to the crisis clever accounting a

the european space agency will today launch a space telescope to study distant worlds.objects are likely to be rocky or gas—rich. but it's a different kind of mission to previous efforts as it won't be trying to find new planets. in a moment the weather, but first let's join victoria derbyshire to find out what she's got coming up in her programme at ten. good morning. more than 8000 university students in the uk are estranged from their parents, that is the news we can bring you today, and many will be homeless in the christmas holidays because they are no longer in contact with their mum 01’ no longer in contact with their mum or dad. i'm trying to do everything in my power to make the university experience the best i can, despite not having a family to go home to any more. we will speak to three stu d e nts any more. we will speak to three students alienated from their families and bring you the rest of this morning's needs. that is live at 10am on the bbc news channel, bbc two and online. simon the weather. some frost and fog this morning across northern and western

nasa andrew morgan and european space agency astronaut luca went at it again today, their third successfulpast three weeks, all part of a complicated series of spacewalks to repair the alpha magnetic spectrometer. here is look what happened during the six hour and two minute spacewalk, all happening 250 miles above the earth. gorgeous views of the earth. parmiento the current space commander ard morgan spent six hours last time. they did everything faster. they installed new pumps for the cooling civil of the spectrometer. three of the four pumps were no longer working. the scientific instrument that is the alpha magnetic spectrometer capture cosmic rays and unseen dark matter that makes up the nasa universe. nasa intended to repair it at all. to let it die in space whenever that happened. it was installed on the space station in 2011. it was only expect the to have a lifespan of three years. it has lasted eight years so far. without the spacewalks it would not have lasted much longer. more than 20 unique tools were designed specifically for this intricate spacewalk. the spectrometer is a

most expensive carrying a small autonomous helicopter xo mas' is a joint project between the european space agency and russia's ross cosmos carrying 30 allan's to test washington materials. to 1st time missions from china with a rover that will explore laws for 90 days and the u.s. hope laws mission which will look into the planet's atmosphere. joining us now from bristol is astrophysicist and space journalist elizabeth pearson so competition is definitely heating up in the race for interesting these new developments with china they've lagged behind other countries when it comes to investing in training and research for going into space but they seem to make up for lost time. absolutely in the last couple of decades china has come in leaps and bounds so they've been very much concentrating on their human space flight as you mentioned they are trying to build a space station a permanent space station to rival the international space station within the next decade or so and they've also sent multiple very successful missions to the moon and that's a trend that they can plan on continuing so they def

the european space agency will today launch a space telescope to study distant worlds.elescope will reveal new insights — such as whether far—off objects are likely to be rocky or gas—rich. but it's a different kind of mission to previous efforts as it won't be trying to find new planets. the singer ellie goulding has a lovely voice but it turns out she also has a cool head in a crisis.she was on the busy a40 in london yesterday when she saw a car being shunted down the road by a lorry. ellie was among several people who managed to attract the lorry driver's attention and get him to stop. she then went to check on the driver of the car, who was uninjured. the met police says no arrests were made. that happened to a friend of mine on the m62 and she was pushed along by a lorry for quite a long way. miles and miles. the lorry had no idea. he would say, how are you not aware they are there but you can't see direct below yourself. just pushing the car along. direct below yourself. just pushing the caralong. 0h, direct below yourself. just pushing the car along. oh, my goodn

the european space agency will today launch a space telescope to study distant worlds.eops telescope will reveal new insights — such as whether far—off objects are likely to be rocky or gas—rich. but it's a different kind of mission to previous efforts as it won't be trying to find new planets. that is our main story so far. back to you, victoria. this programme can exclusively reveal there are more than 8,000 students currently at university who have no relationship with their parents — and many have nowhere to go this christmas. maybe you're one of them. these estranged students have often been missed by the care system, and without their parents on the scene, they can have severe financial difficulties, suffer loneliness and have nowhere to go in the holidays. and the process of proving you're estranged from your parents in order to get extra funding to study is very complicated. alice porter has this exclusive report. during my summer, ijust ended up couch—surfing, just trying to survive, just trying to find the money to eat. there are elements of discrimination, wh

is below it, if you around for a polished you know what that is, and that was built by the european space agencye and that is what will go to the gateway. the gateway is a maneuverable command module providing power, communications, docking, avionics and life support. and the gate will be the transfer point for our astronauts that go to a human landing system which will dissent to the moon service. let me show you a quick video that will put this all together i think for you on what we're talking about. >> fifty years ago we pioneered the path. the trail we blazed showed us all what is possible. today are calling to explore is even greater. to go farther we must be able to sustain missions of greater distance and duration. we must use the resources we find at our destinations. we must overcome radiation, isolation, gravity and extreme environments like never before. these are the challenges we face to push the bounds of humanity. we are going to the moon to stay by 2024, and this is how. >> this all starts with the ability to get larger, heavier payloads off planet and beyond earth's gravity. >>