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Scotland accounts for one fifth of UK space workforce after jobs boost

Scotland has seen a boost in space jobs and now accounts for about one fifth of the UK space workforce, according to new data. With the UK’s first vertical small satellite launches set to take place from Scottish spaceports, employment in the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Life

How to create a dedicated beauty space if you don’t have the room and your routine needs a makeover

As we invest more and more in our skincare and beauty rituals, chances are you’ve amassed a treasure chest of coveted cosmetics over the holidays. Oh how we loved counting down to the big day with those beauty advent calendars! But with ...

04 Jan 2022 at 10:55

Northern Ireland

Fireball seen above UK was a meteor, experts say

A fireball seen shooting through the skies above parts of the UK was a meteor, experts have said. The UK Meteor Network said it had received almost 800 reports after the blazing orb was spotted in the night sky over Northern Ireland ...

17 Sept 2022 at 07:33

British reserve astronauts to undergo survival and spacewalk training

Two British astronauts are gearing up for the next stage of their training, which will include spacewalk simulation and survival exercises. Meganne Christian and John McFall will begin their two-month training programme at the ...

26 Sept 2024 at 13:11

Satellite that aims to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate set for launch

A satellite that aims to study clouds to make more accurate weather forecasts and reliable climate predictions is gearing up for launch. EarthCARE is due to blast off into space on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets from the ...

28 May 2024 at 11:32

Probe designed to study how clouds affect Earth’s climate launched into space

A satellite that will look inside clouds to help make more accurate weather forecasts and climate predictions has been launched into space. EarthCARE blasted off on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base ...

29 May 2024 at 00:45

Academics prepare for mission to Mars in bid to prove water theory

Technology developed by academics from the University of Aberdeen is to be flown to Mars in an attempt to prove water can form on the planet’s surface. The device, put together by the university’s Department of Planetary ...

01 Jun 2023 at 12:53

New funding to help develop space power station and create water hunting robot

British space technology could help develop a power station in space, create a robot to hunt for oxygen and water in lunar rocks and tackle issues such as the delay in communication between Earth and Mars. New funding ...

14 Mar 2022 at 01:25

All-UK space mission will ‘push boundaries of human knowledge’

An all-UK space mission will push the “boundaries of human knowledge” and conduct research that cannot be done on Earth, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) chief has said. Last month the agency announced it had signed a deal ...

03 Nov 2023 at 00:01

New funding for space projects using Moon’s resources and nuclear power

The UK Space Agency has announced new funding to support space exploration using the Moon’s resources and nuclear power. The projects could revolutionise the ability to journey deeper into space – and even travel to ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Defunct British-built satellite Aeolus ready for deliberate crash into ocean

A British-built satellite is due to deliberately crash into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission. Aeolus, which has provided valuable data to weather centres across Europe since 2018, is ...

28 Jul 2023 at 11:03

Scotland

Space firms working in Scotland get £6.7m boost

A Government minister has signalled his desire for the UK to be “Europe’s leading destination for small satellite launches” as he announced a funding boost for two companies working in Scotland. Orbex, an ...

13 Dec 2023 at 09:43

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