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First private space rescue mission sees two satellites latch together

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First private space rescue mission sees two satellites latch together

A private satellite that is low on fuel could survive five more years because another satellite has come to its rescue – a technique that could be used by future service spacecraft

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Hunt through satellite images of Earth with an AI search engine

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Hunt through satellite images of Earth with an AI search engine

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Starlink trails

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Astronomy group finds Starlink satellites will have 'negative impact'

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GPS satellite

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GPS face-off: Why countries are vying to rule the skies with satnav

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China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

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China has developed the world’s first mobile quantum satellite station

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SpaceX Starlink satellites could be ‘existential threat’ to astronomy

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SpaceX Starlink satellites could be ‘existential threat’ to astronomy

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Broken satellite

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NASA is quietly helping satellite firms avoid catastrophic collisions

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Exploring the wonders of the solar system

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Starlink satellites trail across images from DECam

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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are interfering with astronomy again

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The plucky probe that put the big bang theory to the test

30 years ago, cosmologists launched the COBE satellite to glimpse the “afterglow of creation”. Its measurements revealed the universe’s history and fate in unprecedented detail

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All-seeing eyes: The epic plan to track almost everything on Earth

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The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

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Earth

Aerial photographs reveal odd and beautiful glimpses of our planet

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New Scientist Live

How to call the International Space Station

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