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#AskSpace: How much space junk is there actually out there?
Isaac Gutierrez would like to know how much space junk there is out there? To answer the question, we turned to Luisa Innocenti, head of the Clean Space Office at ESA's headquarters in Paris. "Since 1957 when we launched Sputnik, we have...
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Brexit: Will UK be lost in space?
It is the EU's version of GPS. But Britain could be frozen out of the Galileo satellite navigation project - or at least part of it - because Brexit is sparking security concerns. Peter Selding, Editor of SpaceIntelReport, told Euronews:...
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Fighting space junk
This week in Business Planet we look at the problem posed by space debris and meet some of those who are developing solutions. An estimated 18.000 objects in orbit are currently being monitored by radar stations. Only seven percent of...
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Space and ocean agencies release satellite images of hurricane
NASA and NOAA capture Harvey bearing down on Texas
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How will the new intelligent breed of ROVs benefit us?
This edition of Futuris looks at the new, more intelligent breed of remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) and how they will benefit us. If an undersea mission is too deep or risky for human divers, researchers can send down an ROV, as we...
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NASA satellite captures images of massive sunspot on our sun
Solar blemish is larger than the size of Earth
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Japanese scientists find ancient Earth oxygen ions on moon
Data obtained using Japan's Kaguya lunar orbiter
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Japan launches new weather observation satellite
Task will be monitoring weather in Asia-Oceania region
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NASA satellite captures beautiful magnetic field arc on sun
Time lapse images taken over 12-hour period
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Biggest-ever image of our Milky Way galaxy captured by Euro satellite
Compiled from images taken between July 2014 and September 2015
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How big a setback is this for SpaceX?
Science commentator Bob McDonald explains the larger implications for the rocket explosion at the Cape Canaveral launch pad on Thursday
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Surfing scientists and algae hunters use Sentinel-3 to study coastline
Bob Brewin is pioneering a new technique in satellite oceanography - by going surfing. The Plymouth Marine Laboratory scientist uses his board to take sea surface temperature measurements, and then use them to better interpret data from...
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Saving Green Turtles in the Persian Gulf
Chasing the Green Turtle off the coast of the Persian Gulf. A trained marine specialist jumps into the sea to capture a turtle. But it’s all for the good cause: over the next four years the Emirates Wildlife Society in association with...
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Russian rocket launches from new facility
President Vladimir Putin attends historic launch
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China launches dark matter detection satellite
Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is country's 1st space telescope
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Defunct Russian satellite breaks apart forcing ISS astronauts to shelter
Details on what caused the breakup of the Resurs-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite, which Russia declared non-operational in 2022, were not immediately available.
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SpaceX rocket blasts into orbit carrying final NASA GOES-U weather satellite
The GOES-U satellite took off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, although its launch was delayed by the threat of storms.
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Europe seeks solutions to remedy increase in space debris
Several EU countries, such as Germany and France, already have space laws, but Brussels will present the first European Space Law in the coming months.
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ESA launches EarthCARE satellite to study the impact of clouds on climate change
The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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VIOLET phone home? UNB attempts to make contact with N.B. satellite
The first attempt from the UNB ground station to reach the cube satellite launched from the International Space Station was unsuccessful, but the students are not giving up.
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ESA is launching two satellites on a world-first mission to create a man-made solar eclipse
ESA says the "Proba-3" mission will be the first to create an artificial eclipse in a bid to better understand solar weather.
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Pollution-tracking satellite launched into space
A groundbreaking satellite named MethaneSAT has been launched into space with the goal of tracking global methane emissions. Scientists hope the technology will help hold oil and gas companies accountable in the fight against climate...