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Wales reveals plans to become sustainable spacefaring nation

The Welsh Government has unveiled plans to dramatically grow its space exploration sector and become the first sustainable spacefaring nation in the process. The strategy Wales: A Sustainable Space Nation sets out various areas where the country ...

21 Feb 2022 at 01:25

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Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years

Russia is scheduled to launch its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years on Friday, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there. The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon will be Russia’s first since ...

10 Aug 2023 at 22:22

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ALERT: Rocket launch from tiny Laois village to take place this week

A planned rocket launch from a tiny village in Co Laois is set to take place this week. A temporary restriction on the flying of aircrafts and drones will apply in the vicinity of Emo on Thursday May 2 and Friday May 3 to allow the Irish ...

29 Apr 2024 at 16:33

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ALERT: Airspace to be cleared above village in the Midlands ahead of rocket launch this weekend

A planned rocket launch from a tiny village in Laois is set to take place this week. A temporary restriction on the flying of aircrafts and drones will apply in the vicinity of Emo on Thursday May 2 and Friday May 3 to allow the Irish ...

01 May 2024 at 08:33

Can the bodies of astronauts survive Mars missions?

Travelling into space changes the structure of kidneys, with galactic radiation causing damage that could potentially put human missions to Mars at risk, new research suggests. Spaceflight is known to cause a number of changes in ...

11 Jun 2024 at 16:59

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ALERT: Rocket launch from tiny Irish village to take place this week

A planned rocket launch from a tiny Irish village is set to take place this week. A temporary restriction on the flying of aircrafts and drones will apply in the vicinity of Emo, Co Laois on Thursday May 2 and Friday May 3 to ...

29 Apr 2024 at 15:50

Travel

The celestial displays to witness this summer if you missed the Northern Lights

A super-powered solar storm last week resulted in a surprise appearance of the aurora borealis across the UK. But those who slept through the light show – extremely rare at these latitudes and this time of year – shouldn’t ...

17 May 2024 at 10:00

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Stranded astronauts’ stay on space station extended by another month

Nasa’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won’t be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Nasa announced the latest ...

17 Dec 2024 at 22:49

Music

Ed Sheeran says he was offered the chance to perform ‘first gig in space’

Singer Ed Sheeran has revealed he was once offered the opportunity to perform the “first gig in space”. The 34-year-old, who recently released his latest album Play, was responding to a question from Scott Mills on his ...

17 Sept 2025 at 14:32

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