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NASA launches a new powerful weather forecasting and hurricane tracking satellite

A rocket has launched off the Californian coast, carrying a new weather satellite that will orbit the Earth's poles, improving forecasting and hurricane tracking.

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Is your phone using the EU's new location-tracking system, Galileo?

Galileo could improve your phone's location accuracy up to 100 times. Here’s how to find out if you can use it and what it can do.

Sci-Tech

Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different

Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner.

World News

Live: Astronauts look down on the earth from the ISS during a spacewalk

NASA astronauts take part in a spacewalk to carry out maintenance on the International Space Station

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Can we solve the mysteries of Earth's atmosphere?

Is the ozone layer replenishing itself, how can we track pollution from industry, and is it possible to measure Earth's winds from orbit? We look into the mysteries of our atmosphere in Space.

World News

Australia bids for the stars with new Space Agency

Australia has announced it is to open its own space agancy, 50 years after launching one of the first satellites

Business Planet

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.

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Sixty years since Sputnik - the satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.

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Legends of Space, ep 8: Sputnik: The satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.

USA

Neil Armstrong's 'space bag' sells for 1.5 million dollars

A bag said to have been used by US astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring the first samples of moon dust back to Earth has been sold to an anonymous bidder for 1.8 million US dollars.

Kazakhstan

Watch: Rocket’s launch captured on video from space

Switzerland

360 video: Discover one of the cleanest cleanrooms in Europe

China

China: Heavy-lift rocket launch fails in flight

After what seemed to be a textbook lift-off, an anomaly was detected authorities say

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Agility is key for space sector

Europe's space sector was keen to show the world how agile it can be in the face of global competition for launch and satellite services at the Paris Air Show this year, another sign that the business

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ArianeGroup launched at Paris Air Show amidst fierce competition

Watch our exclusive interview with Alain Charmeau, head of the newly formed ArianeGroup

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Pesquet joins ESA and NASA chiefs at Paris Air Show

We meet heads of ESA, NASA & Thomas Pesquet at the Paris Air Show

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Legends of Space, Episode 5: The Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised cosmology and astrophysics, and it's our Legend of Space this month in Space

China

Chinese students sample moon life in 'long-stay' simulator

Student volunteers are spending up to 200 days each in a simulated space cabin in China to test future astronauts’ ability to stay for extended periods on the…

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Mission Accomplished

SpaceX successfully launched its NROL-76 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on May 1 after the initial scheduled lift-off a day earlier was delayed due to a technical…

USA

SpaceX boosts US spy satellite into orbit

A classified spy satellite has been boosted into orbit for the US military.