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UK Space Agency to develop the first commercially available laser-based satellite

Researchers have been awarded more than £360,000 to develop the first commercially available laser-based satellite communication system.

 The European Space Agency and Clear Space SA sign contract for world’s first space debris removal mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) is signing an €86 million contract with an industrial team led by the Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to purchase...

As part of a £250m package, the government will invest in a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire

The government has committed to investing millions of pounds to develop a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, Scotland.

The UK Space Agency awards a grant to AstroAgency for the development of a Scottish space hub

The UK Space Agency has awarded a grant to enable a firm to establish a space hub on behalf of the Scottish Space Leadership Council.

Sentinel-6: sea-level observation and international co-operation

Ahead of the launch of the Sentinel-6, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA discuss the satellite and future cooperation between the agencies.

ESA adopts the Ariel mission to study the evolution of exoplanets

The first mission dedicated to study the nature, formation, and evolution of exoplanets, named Ariel, has been adopted by the European Space Agency (ESA). More...

NASA prepared for Mars Sample Return campaign

NASA has released an independent review report, indicating the agency is now ready to undertake its Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign to bring pristine samples of rock and regolith from Mars to Earth for scientific study.

New Outrigger telescope will allow researchers to pinpoint  locations of fast radio bursts

A new telescope at the Green Bank Observatory will allow researchers at West Virginia University, USA, to pinpoint the locations of fast radio bursts.

Astronomers detect orbital flashes 1,000 times an hour

Research led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that orbital flashes, caused by excess space debris, occur 1,000 times an hour.

Nokia has been awarded $14.1m to build a cellular network on the Moon

Nokia of America has been awarded $14.1m from NASA for the development of the first-ever cellular network on the Moon. The LTE/4G cellular network on...

NASA has collected an asteroid sample to be studied on Earth

NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully collected a large asteroid sample. The process of stowing the asteroid sample...

New project to apply sustainable space technologies on Earth

International Space Station National Laboratory has collaborated with the World Design Organisation and experts from the University of Greenwich, UK, to apply sustainable space...

First UK space census to inform future space policy

The first UK space census launches today to survey the diversity of the UK space sector and help inform future space policy. The census launch...

Astrobiologists believe Jupiter may have changed the habitability of Venus

The habitability of Venus was significantly reduced when Jupiter altered its orbit pattern around the Sun during the early stages of its development. Due to...

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