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AUKUS: UK strikes deal with US and Australia to monitor deep space with high-powered radar | UK News
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The UK, US and Australia have announced a plan to track and identify objects in deep space using high-powered radars. Under the AUKUS security pact, a network of three radars will be set up in the UK, US and Australia to protect satellites and assist with space traffic. Once the radars are fully operational by…
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Disabled astronaut John McFall’s prosthetic leg tested over concerns of poisoning space station | Science & Tech News
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The world’s first disabled astronaut has sparked concerns his prosthetic leg could be poisonous for the air inside a space station. John McFall, a former British Paralympian, will have tests carried out on the leg by the European Space Agency (ESA) to ensure it does not give off dangerous toxic gases over time. The 42-year-old…
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Astronauts accidentally drop toolbox during space walk – and you could see it from Earth | World News
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NASA astronauts accidentally dropped their toolbox during a walk around the International Space Station – and the floating kit could be visible from Earth. Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara spent six hours and 42 minutes outside the ISS as they carried out maintenance work. But a satchel-sized bag floated away and is now orbiting the…
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China sends youngest ever crew into space as it aims for 2030 moon mission | World News
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China has launched its youngest ever crew into space ahead of its planned moon mission in 2030. Beijing’s Shenzhou 17 spacecraft took off in a Long March rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on the edge of the Gobi Desert at 11.14am (3.14am UK time) today. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin will…
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Vladimir Putin sets date for launching Russia’s new space station | Science & Tech News
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Russia’s new space station will come online in 2027, Vladimir Putin has said. Moscow‘s Roscosmos space agency committed to building its own orbital outpost last year, when it announced its departure from the International Space Station (ISS). Speaking during a visit to a rocket corporation in Korolyov, outside Moscow, Mr Putin said: “As the resources…
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Tim Peake hints at ending retirement as he hails history-making UK space mission | Science & Tech News
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Tim Peake has hinted he might come out of retirement as he praised plans for an all-UK space mission. The 51-year-old, who became the first Briton to complete a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in 2016, announced his decision to retire from his role as a European Space Agency astronaut in January this year.…
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‘Exciting’ deal paves way for more UK astronauts to head into space | Science & Tech News
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British astronauts could get the chance to blast into the cosmos thanks to a new deal between the UK and a US space company. The UK Space Agency has signed an agreement with Axiom Space, a Texas-based firm working on what it says will become the first ever commercial space station. It has previously sent…
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International Space Station: Leak on Russian module prompts investigation after third incident in 10 months | Science & Tech News
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Scientists are looking for answers after detecting a leak from a lab on the International Space Station (ISS) – the third such incident in less than a year on a Russian-controlled segment. Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, confirmed the leak came from a backup coolant system used to regulate the temperature in its Nauka module,…
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First-ever space debris fine issued after company fails to ‘properly de-orbit satellite’ | US News
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A company has been fined by the US government for leaving junk in space. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first space debris enforcement fine, saying the company DISH will pay $150,000 (£124,000) for failing to properly de-orbit its EchoStar-7 satellite. The satellite TV provider admitted liability, the commission said, adding that the action…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provides revelations into how early galaxies formed | Science & Tech News
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A study into the formation of early galaxies has upended long-held theories about the evolution of the universe. Using NASA‘s powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of international researchers looked back at some which formed 10 billion years ago or more. It was a time when astronomers had believed our own Milky Way…