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Harpoon could drag satellites out of the sky
VIDEO Mar 16, 2018Airbus has been developing a new type of harpoon in an effort to reduce the build-up of space junk in orbit.
Second Falcon Heavy to launch 25 satellites
Mar 4, 2018The success of last month's launch has meant that the next Falcon Heavy will be carrying more than just a car.
SpaceX launches mystery government satellite
VIDEO Jan 8, 2018Code-named Zuma, the secretive satellite was launched in to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday night.
Moon photobombs the Sun on NASA images
Oct 22, 2017Solar observations made by a satellite were interrupted this week when the Moon made a sneaky appearance.
Moon is much wetter than previously thought
VIDEO Jul 25, 2017Satellite data has revealed that there is water trapped all across the Moon's surface, not just at the poles.
China has 'teleported' a photon in to orbit
Jul 12, 2017In a world-first, China has succeeded in using quantum entanglement to send data to a satellite.
Magnetic beam could dispose of old satellites
Jun 24, 2017A French scientist is working on a novel new way to keep Earth's orbit clear of defunct satellites.
PLATO mission to hunt for Earth-like worlds
Jun 22, 2017ESA is set to launch a new satellite that will seek out potentially habitable extrasolar planets.
SpaceX launches secretive US spy satellite
VIDEO May 1, 2017The private space firm succeeded in sending a top secret US military satellite in to orbit this morning.
'Mega-constellations' could cause crashes
Apr 20, 2017Concerns have been raised over the number of new satellites being launched over the next few years.
Potatoes actually can grow outside on Mars
Mar 9, 2017A new research satellite has revealed that it is possible to grow tubers in the conditions found on Mars.
SpaceX set to resume launches on January 8th
Jan 3, 2017The private space firm is planning to begin launching satellites again following last year's explosion.
New Mars satellite returns first photographs
VIDEO Nov 30, 2016The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has returned a set of high-quality test photographs from the Red Planet.
Blue sphere 'UFO' shows up on NASA camera
Nov 21, 2016The anomalous object was spotted in front of the Sun in an image taken by NASA's STEREO satellites.
Mysterious monument found in ancient Petra
Jun 10, 2016Archaeologists using drone and satellite imagery have identified a massive new ceremonial platform.
Mysterious lines show up in the Caspian Sea
May 2, 2016A chaotic pattern of scour marks in the Tyuleniy Archipelago has been photographed by a NASA satellite.
New crowdfunding project aims to hunt UFOs
VIDEO Nov 21, 2015The Indiegogo campaign aims to raise $50,000 to launch a satellite that will seek out alien visitors.
Russian man aims to prove US moon landings
Oct 8, 2015Vitaly Yegorov has managed to raise over 1 million rubles online to fund a new lunar satellite mission.
Are we heading towards a war in space ?
Aug 11, 2015Concerns have been raised over the development of new defensive and offensive space technologies.
Elon Musk to build global 'space Internet'
Jan 19, 2015The SpaceX CEO is planning to set up a new, faster global Internet and use the profits to colonize Mars.
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