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What's the strangest satellite in space?

There are likely over 12,000 artificial objects in orbit around Earth, including some very strange satellites you might not expect to be there
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A space station floats above Earth.

The first commercial space station is nearly here. And it could change space forever

Next year, a team of astronauts will enter a new kind of space station – not built by a nation, but by a startup
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Are satellites burning up in the atmosphere bad for the environment?

Particles released by decaying satellites could be causing an unwanted, harmful impact to the ozone layer.
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Near-Earth asteroid, computer artwork.

Armageddon defence system: The new missions that could protect Earth from world-killing asteroids

Could we deflect an asteroid to stop it from hitting Earth? The success of NASA’s DART mission suggests so, but only after ESA’s soon-to-launch Hera mission has checked the results will we know if this approach to planetary defence is a viable possibility.
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A satellite collision catastrophe is now inevitable, experts warn

With satellites old and new orbiting alongside each other, serious crashes are very likely.
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Satellite gridlock: How Earth’s orbital space could soon reach breaking point

What goes up, must come down.
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A graphic of the phone box-shaped lander on the surface of the Moon. The whole Earth floats in the background in a black sky.

5 very very strange objects aboard the US Moon probe landing today

The US is preparing for its first return to the Moon in 50 years. But there are some things you might not expect on the IM-1 mission.
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DERWEZE, TURKMENISTAN - APRIL 2: A view of gas crater also known as Gate to Hell, has been burning for almost half of a century is seen as it is planned to be closed due to negative effects on human health and environmental damage. in Derweze, Turkmenistan on April 2, 2022. The "Gates of Hell" is located in the middle of Karakum Desert, 270 kilometers from the capital, Ashgabat. The site is 60 meters wide and 20 meters in depth. The crater was first formed in 1971 during a Soviet gas drilling expedition. (Photo by Merdan Velhanov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Darvaza gas crater, friendly robots and Hubble's birthday present: The best images in science for April

Take a look at the best images in science from the last month.
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Axiom-1: Everything you need to know about the first private mission to the ISS

When is Axiom-1 launching, and where can you watch it?
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SpaceX and Axiom Space successfully launch first all-private mission to the International Space Station © SpaceX

SpaceX and Axiom Space successfully launch first all-private mission to the International Space Station

The launch represents a "new era in private human spaceflight", Axiom boss says.
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SpaceX isn't responsible for the rocket that’s about to crash into the Moon after all, but space junk is a serious problem, says UK expert © Getty Images

Space Junk: A rocket crashing into the Moon is the least of our worries, UK expert says

While rockets accidentally colliding with the Moon may seem more dramatic, it’s the growing amount of smaller space debris orbiting Earth that presents the real danger.
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Elon Musk is building Starbase, a city with a spaceport to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Here's what's inside © SpaceX

Elon Musk is building Starbase, a city with a spaceport to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Here's what's inside

If successful, the ambitious spaceport could become the site of multiple annual launches to the Moon and to Mars.
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Elon Musk's Starlink gives "amazing" broadband to UK villages © Brian Lawless/PA/Aaron Wilkes

Elon Musk's Starlink gives "amazing" broadband to UK villages

The controversial constellation is expected to grow to tens of thousands of satellites, covering the globe by 2022.
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Science 2020 quiz: 15 questions for your family Christmas video call © Getty

Science 2020 quiz: 15 questions for your family Christmas video call

From SpaceX landmarks to new dog nose discoveries, how many of the biggest science stories of 2020 can you remember?
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Crew-1 astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi © NASA/SpaceX

NASA astronauts to take first SpaceX ‘taxi service’ to ISS

The crew are scheduled for lift-off shortly after midnight on Sunday.
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Astronauts Robert Behnken (right) and Douglas Hurley landed back on Earth on Sunday in the first splashdown return in 45 years © NASA/Kim Shiflett

SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts believe the spacecraft is 'ready to go'

The pair landed in the ocean on Sunday after a 19-hour journey from the International Space Station.
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SpaceX expect that one day their Starship could carry passengers to the Moon © SpaceX/Flickr

How will private space travel change the way we explore the Solar System?

We ask Gary Martin, Vice President for North American operations for the International Space University, about how private enterprise is changing space exploration.
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SpaceX: Crew Dragon successfully docks with ISS © NASA

Crew Dragon successfully docks with ISS

US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken set foot on the International Space Station and are now part of the Expedition 63 crew.
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Crew Demo-2 ahead of launch © SpaceX

How can I watch the rescheduled SpaceX launch?

NASA postponed its first launch of astronauts from US soil in nine years due to bad weather.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon: everything you need to know about the manned space launch © SpaceX

Everything you need to know about the Demo-2 space launch

For the first time in nine years, astronauts will depart for the International Space Station from US soil.
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Historic SpaceX launch a 'major milestone' in space exploration (Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley © SpaceX

Historic SpaceX launch a 'major milestone' in space exploration

Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are on course to make history when they travel to the ISS on a rocket built by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s firm.
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