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A UN Security Council resolution – which called on all countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, has been vetoed by Russia. The draft resolution was put forward by the US and Japan and was aimed at reaffirming a principle already set out in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.

SaxaVord has been awarded a licence which will allow it to pursue launches from 2024, the first of which will be to blast new satellites into space.

And it’s blowing solar winds our way.

It’s pretty angry at the moment…

It caused a flash of light and a noise like a ‘sonic boom’

As far as planets go, it’s a very weird one.

They’re like ‘peas in a pod’.

Creepy.

Timing is everything.

In episode 7 of our podcast series, “Space Exploration: Very down to Earth,” we embark on a journey across Europe to unveil how the strides taken above are intimately linked to improvements in our daily lives below.

Russia said Monday it plans to launch a lunar lander this week after multiple delays, hoping to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly fifty years.

It’s absolutely stunning.

Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming at a difficult time for European space efforts.

The report describes the crash of a ‘metallic object’ in Northern Italy.

Knuck if you Buck (Moon)

Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday, kicking off a first-ever mission to shed light on two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.

It’s out of this world – literally.

Virgin Galactic specialist Christopher Huie will be watched by his mum who strove to give him a better life in the US.

Spanish start-up PLD Space is set to fire its small Miura-1 rocket from the Andalusian coast by the end of May – a first in Spain, but only an initial step. It will be the first private reusable rocket manufactured in Europe to compete with the many other such initiatives around the world.

InSight survived twice as long as expected on the Red Planet.

Virgin Orbit lays off 85% of staff after failing to secure funding Virgin Orbit has announced that it will lay off 85% of its workforce…

It’s been classified as an ‘ultramassive’ black hole.

Virgin Orbit to pause all operations from Thursday Virgin Orbit plans to halt operations from Thursday and reportedly furlough almost all its employees in a…

Fox is set to lead a unit with an annual budget of $7 billion.

Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 rocket in failed launch Japan’s efforts to compete in the commercial rocket market suffered a setback on Tuesday when…