Now playing Next World Six satellites launched as part of new internet project to serve remote areas A rocket carrying six satellites took off from French Guiana on Wednesday. It's the first step in a project aimed at giving millions of people in remote areas of the world access to high speed internet. 28/02/2019
Now playing Next Japan Japan successfully lands spacecraft on asteroid Hayabusa 2 touched down on the Ryugu asteroid and will bring back the biggest number of samples from space since astronauts landed on the moon 22/02/2019
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Now playing Next Economy Watch in full: Bolsonaro, Davos disrupters, and space Catch up with Tuesday's episode of Raw Politics. 22/01/2019
Now playing Next world news Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before, study finds Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before but don't worry, there's no immediate danger — the next one is set to cross our paths in more than 800 years. 18/01/2019
Now playing Next China Chinese researchers sprout seeds on the moon for first time ever Cotton seeds transported to the moon earlier this month have sprouted, Chinese researchers have said 15/01/2019
Now playing Next Russia Russia's space agency loses control of Spektr-R satellite Spektr-R satellite is continuing to transmit signals, but scientists have been unable to control the satellite since Friday 12/01/2019
Now playing Next China Watch: China releases video showing far side of the moon The Chang'e-4 probe landed on January 3. It was the first to ever land on the dark side of the moon. 11/01/2019
Now playing Next Canada Scientists discover mysterious repeating radio signal from deep space A group of Canadian scientists have discovered a repeating radio signal, the second of its kind ever found, emitted from an unknown location in deep space 10/01/2019
Now playing Next world news Lunar eclipse 'Blood Moon' coming soon and is last one until 2021 A total lunar eclipse will be visible in western Europe on January 21. 09/01/2019
Now playing Next China China lands rover on dark side of the moon China becomes first nation to land rover on dark side of the moon 03/01/2019
Now playing Next world news Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed 02/01/2019
Now playing Next world news NASA explorer rings in the New Year with flyby of faraway cosmic body The US space agency's New Horizons probe made a successful flyby of the Ultima Thule. 01/01/2019
Now playing Next world news Antarctic scientists record 'eerie' sounds of space Scientists at a research station in Antarctica recorded "eerie" sounds of space using a receiver which lies beneath the Earth's geomagnetic field lines 28/12/2018
Now playing Next USA Sending people to Mars is 'stupid,' says former US astronaut Bill Anders was on the first mission to successfully orbit the Moon in 1968. 24/12/2018
Now playing Next world news Saturn 'losing its rings', new NASA research finds The planet is losing its rings at a "worst-case-scenario" rate, according to the space agency 22/12/2018
Now playing Next world news Astronomers find 'most distant object in our Solar System' The most distant object ever observed in our Solar System has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. With current technology, it would take a space probe more than 40 years to reach "Farout" 18/12/2018
Now playing Next USA Watch this space: Four rockets set for blast-off in busy 24 hours SpaceX, Blue Origin, Arianespace and United Launch Alliance all have rockets scheduled for lift-off today. Here's how to watch them. 18/12/2018
Now playing Next world news Comet flyby to be visible with naked eye Comet 46P/Wirtanen will be visible from dark-sky locations tonight as it safely buzzes Earth at a distance of only 11.7 million kilometers. 16/12/2018
Now playing Next world news 'Flurry of shooting stars' to light up the sky If you want to wish upon a shooting star, the annual Geminids meteor shower is to be at its peak on Thursday and Friday! 13/12/2018