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Satellite battery research could also make electric cars more reliable
By Duncan Geere published
A new model for predicting how much a satellite's battery will be used has been developed by computer scientists at Saarland University.
Japan's experimental space junk cleaning robot may be in trouble
By Duncan Geere published
A Japanese spacecraft designed to pull space junk out of orbit has run into a malfunction, scientists have reported.
SpaceX wants to launch 4,425 satellites to make the web truly worldwide
By Duncan Geere published
Elon Musk's SpaceX has requested US government approval to launch a vast satellite network that would provide high-speed global internet coverage.
SpaceX is getting ready to fly its first recycled rocket
By Duncan Geere published
Private spaceflight firm SpaceX has signed up a customer for the first flight of one of its recycled rockets.
Space lasers are solving an ice-age mystery
By Duncan Geere published
Geologists have turned to space for the solution to a puzzle that originated when ice sheets last covered the northern hemisphere.
Crowdfunded satellite will be the 'brightest star' you'll see in the sky
By Duncan Geere published
16 square metres of reflectors will bounce the Sun's rays back at the Earth.
Elon Musk presses on with plans to put internet satellites in space
By David Nield published
SpaceX has moved another step closer to its dream of providing internet access for everyone on the planet.
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