France and China are teaming up to better predict the weather and combat climate change
This year's Atlantic hurricane season -- which has already rocked the Americas and Europe -- could have been better handled if…
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Sputnik 1: five ways the first satellite changed space forever
The space age began 60 years ago, when the Soviet Union satellite Sputnik 1 was launched on 4 October 1957.…
United Arab Emirates unveil Mars Science City as they aim to colonise the red planet by 2117
The United Arab Emirates has revealed plans to build Mars Science City, a Mars-like city, as it works towards becoming…
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Astronomy Photographer Of The Year winners have been announced
There's nothing quite like looking up at the sky to remind us how small we are in the universe. It's…
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Nasa’s Cassini Spacecraft gets ready for its final deep dive into Saturn
The Cassini Spacecraft is getting ready for its final mission after 20 years in space: a deep dive towards Saturn…
How does the SpaceX spacesuit compare to Hollywood’s vision of the future?
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk hopes to one day colonise Mars. Firstly, Musk must find a way to reduce the cost…
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China is struggling to find someone to run its alien-hunting telescope
When it comes to space, China has been running some pioneering experiments. Earlier this year, it built the world’s biggest…
Ghana becomes first country in sub-Saharan Africa to send a satellite into space
Ghana successfully launched its first satellite called GhanaSat-1, which was sent into orbit from the International Space Centre on Friday.…