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WATCH: Nasa tests defence technology by crashing spacecraft into asteroid

Nasa has successfully crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid as part of a planetary protection test mission. While this asteroid – named Dimorphos – posed no threat to Earth, the aim of the mission was to demonstrate that dangerous incoming ...

27 Sept 2022 at 10:56

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GUIDE: Big ideas for tiny gardens - from mini ponds to bug hotels

Garden designer Chris Collins knows only too well what it’s like gardening in a small space, given that his home only offers him a balcony. Yet he has created a beautiful haven on that balcony, attracting bees and butterflies, including ...

13 Aug 2022 at 11:49

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GUIDE: Big ideas for tiny gardens from mini ponds to bug hotels

Garden designer Chris Collins knows only too well what it’s like gardening in a small space, given that his London home only offers him a balcony. Yet he has created a beautiful haven on that balcony, attracting bees and butterflies, ...

08 Aug 2022 at 12:01

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Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite

Extra-terrestrial water has been found for the first time in a meteorite that has fallen in the UK. The Winchcombe meteorite, which crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town last February, is also thought to hold clues ...

19 Sept 2022 at 13:40

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Russia to build orbiting space station after ISS exit in 2024, new space chief confirms

Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. ...

26 Jul 2022 at 16:55

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Scientists estimate rocket parts on collision course with moon will leave 66ft crater

The moon is about to be hit by three tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several huge lorries. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800mph on Friday (March 4) ...

02 Mar 2022 at 12:14

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Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn to align in cosmic treat for skygazers

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will line up in the sky this week and could stay visible to the naked eye for a number of weeks. Skygazers will be treated to the sight from Wednesday all the way through to early May, and ...

22 Apr 2022 at 20:51

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UK plans to boost defence presence in space with £1.4bn investment

The UK will invest £1.4 billion to bolster the number of British satellites in space as part of its first defence space strategy. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said it was “crucial” that Britain pushes the “frontiers of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 17:53

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James Webb telescope has 'potential to make breakthroughs in the field of astronomy'

The most powerful telescope to go into space was successfully launched on Christmas Day. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was on an Ariane 5 rocket when it left the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, and aims to ...

27 Dec 2021 at 10:49

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WATCH: X-ray telescope launched by NASA will 'unveil most extreme parts of the universe'

Nasa’s newest X-ray observatory has rocketed into orbit in a bid to shed light on exploded stars, black holes and other violent high-energy events unfolding across the universe. SpaceX launched the spacecraft on its ...

10 Dec 2021 at 15:35

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Two Chinese astronauts complete spacewalk from new space station

Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year. Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong installed pumps, a handle to open the hatch door from outside in an ...

17 Sept 2022 at 16:26

Arts & Entertainment

WATCH: Mysterious ‘fireball’ lights up night sky

There have been more than 200 reports of a mysterious “fireball” crossing the night sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Meteor Network said it began receiving reports of a fireball being spotted at about ...

15 Sept 2022 at 10:10

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