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Space telescope’s ‘golden eye’ opens to complete last major hurdle

Nasa’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror on Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the ...

08 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Shetland can be ‘at the heart’ of UK space industry, says minister

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Shetland can be ‘at the heart’ of UK’s space industry, says minister

Shetland can be “at the heart” of the space industry in the UK, a new Scotland Office minister has said. In his first engagements since being appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, John Lamont visited the SaxaVord space port on Unst. He said: ...

11 Nov 2022 at 17:39

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China ready to launch next crew to its orbiting space station

China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early on Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major space power. The two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who have lived on the ...

29 Oct 2024 at 08:12

Space science is ‘directly relevant’ to life on Earth, UK astronaut says

Experiments conducted in space are “directly relevant” to people’s day-to-day lives on Earth, the UK’s newest astronaut has said. European Space Agency astronaut Rosemary Coogan has just started a new phase in her training, which will have ...

28 Nov 2024 at 06:39

New rocket thruster could mean humans boldly go on never-ending space trips

Scientists are working on a new rocket thruster which could open up “never-ending” deep space exploration by using any type of metal as fuel. The team at the University of Southampton say that metals found on comets and moons could be ...

27 Sept 2024 at 12:28

No limit to ChatGPT searches ‘remarkable’ given environmental impact – Tim Peake

Astronaut Tim Peake says it is “remarkable” that there is no limit on ChatGPT searches, and that space holds “many answers” to the climate crisis, at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Shielded from the midday blazing heat and the roar of ...

14 Jul 2025 at 11:27

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SpaceX delivers new crew to orbiting station in just 15 hours

SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four US, Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from Nasa’s Kennedy ...

02 Aug 2025 at 08:36

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Apollo 13 Moon mission leader James Lovell dies aged 97

James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed Moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died aged 97. Mr Lovell died on Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, Nasa said in a statement on ...

08 Aug 2025 at 20:56

UK scientists ‘excited’ about playing key roles in ESA’s Jupiter mission

Scientists in the UK have spoken of their excitement about playing key roles in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) mission to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter. Juice, which stands for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, is due to blast ...

13 Apr 2023 at 12:12

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SpaceX capsule arrives to take stranded astronauts home – but not until February

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two ...

29 Sept 2024 at 22:59

How UK scientists are contributing to European Space Agency’s Juice mission

Juice, a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft, is getting ready for its journey to Jupiter in a mission to find out if any of the giant planet’s three ocean-bearing moons are habitable. Scientists in the UK have led ...

09 Apr 2023 at 02:45

Astronomers unveil most detailed map of the Milky Way

Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy “forever”. The infrared map contains more than 1.5 billion objects, including newborn stars,...

26 Sept 2024 at 13:18

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