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A network of Cold War-era infrasound sensors can help scientists reconstruct trajectories of falling space objects.
"I'm delighted to see Biomass successfully deploy its remarkable antenna — a major milestone for one of our most pioneering ...
NASA budget proposal would slash around US$6 billion (£4.4 billion) in funding. This is a huge reduction, amounting to around ...
A failed Venus mission fell from the sky over the weekend after aimlessly orbiting Earth for the past 53 years. Various ...
For decades, geostationary orbit (GEO) was the undisputed home of satellite communications. From television broadcasts to ...
Massive ripples in the very fabric of space and time wash over Earth constantly, although you'd never notice. An astrophysicist is trying a new search for these gravitational waves.
Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.
After more than half a century orbiting Earth, the Soviet-era space probe Cosmos 482 has brought its long and ultimately ...
The Russians indicated it came down over the Indian Ocean, but some experts were not so sure of the precise location.
A corner of Wester Ross is playing a significant role in the European Space Agency (ESA) mission to land a robotic rover on ...
A failed Soviet spacecraft has crashed back down to Earth during an 'uncontrolled re-entry' after being stuck in space for 53 ...