Space news
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August 26, 2026
Sun-reflecting space mirrors proposed by U.S. startup Reflect Orbital will have an even more devastating effect on the night sky around the world than previously thought, a study has found.
August 25, 2026
How a kingdom caught between two empires turned their rivalry into an unlikely shield. The post Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia never colonised by a European power — not because it…
August 22, 2026
Feed a birch seedling air laced with a rare form of carbon, wait nine days, and some of that carbon turns up inside a fir tree standing a few metres away. That result came out of a British Columbia…
August 20, 2026
Born in 1915 in England, cosmologist Fred Hoyle attend Cambridge University, where he would later become a professor. Among other things, Hoyle would become known as the man who coined the term big…
August 19, 2026
On Aug. 19, 1646, John Flamsteed was born in Derbyshire, England. Though he left school early due to illness and family obligations, he studied astronomy independently and eventually attended…
August 18, 2026
During the total solar eclipse of Aug. 18, 1868, two astronomers, Pierre Jules César Janssen of France and J. Norman Lockyer of England, each independently discovered a new line in the Sun’s…
More reliable broadband on remote Scottish railways and affordable sensors which help farmers grow more food.
August 17, 2026
On August 17, 2026, the UK-based Space Energy Initiative (SEI) published a whitepaper titled “The Case for Space Based Solar Power,” urging the United Kingdom government to co-fund a first […]
Wolves have long been portrayed as apex hunters of land and sea, but this is the first evidence of one deliberately harvesting human fishing gear—suggesting these predators are far more adaptable…
Earlier this year, the UK National PNT Digital Twin Environment (UPDATE) project, funded under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP programme, reached a key milestone in helping the United Kingdom…
August 13, 2026
Britain uses the radio spectrum for mobile networks, broadcasting and other telecommunications services. Aviation, defence systems, navigation equipment and weather services rely on it as well. On…
August 12, 2026
UK aerospace companies are taking skills developed for aircraft into space manufacturing, where they are used to build UK satellites and equipment that supports British contributions to Mars…
August 11, 2026
A dealer's chance discovery in a Burmese mine revealed a mineral so elusive that scientists spent decades hunting for specimens that numbered in the single digits. The post In 1952, a British gem…
August 10, 2026
Network Rail, the owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure, teamed up with Earth Observation (EO) analytics Catalyst (PCI Geomatics) on a 12-week pilot program that investigated how…
August 7, 2026
The Aug. 12 eclipse won't bring totality to Britain, but up to 98% of the sun will disappear in one of the U.K.'s most dramatic partial eclipses in decades.
In the sweeping shadow of a satellite dish, staff at the Chilbolton Observatory in southern England track a growing number of objects in Earth's orbit, providing data that underpins Britain's space…
August 6, 2026
What looked like ancient religious doctrine was actually hardened into place by colonial tax records that transformed caste from fluid tradition into fixed, heritable legal status. The post The…
August 5, 2026
The Nazis fell for history's most elaborate hoax: a dead man with a perfect false identity who convinced Hitler to abandon his defenses at the critical moment. The post In 1943, British intelligence…
August 2, 2026
Astronomers in the U.K. and France said this month they might have found a giant planet orbiting Tabby's Star. It might explain the star's unusual dimming. The post Is a giant planet orbiting…
While testing a rocket on the launch pad at the U.K.'s SaxaVord Spaceport, RFA found 'an issue with the vehicle that requires further investigation.'
August 1, 2026
LONDON – July 31, 2026 – Global television and film production company Fremantle announced on July 31, 2026, the creation of a centralized Global Scripted Hub and appointed veteran entertainment […]
July 31, 2026
A £3 million investment could help secure a leading UK role in NASA’s future search for life on nearby planets. An Earth-like planet orbiting a nearby star would appear as little more than a dim…
In 2008, a group of British epidemiologists went looking for evidence that clever children grow up to drink sensibly. They found the reverse. The authors said so in print. The result had run counter…
After decades of using overseas production lines in Romania, Britten-Norman has resumed manufacturing of the STOL stalwart Islander aircraft at its historic UK home of Bembridge on the Isle of…
The Scottish Government’s Agricultural and Rural Economy Directorate has selected Planet Labs Germany for a 7-figure award. Under this one-year agreement, Planet will deliver PlanetScope data and…
July 28, 2026
Scientists have reacted with alarm to news that the British government will cut funding to the world-famous radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest…
July 27, 2026
Representing the United Kingdom, Abbeyfield School in Chippenham, have come second at the International Youth Rocketry Champions. The school secured its place in the final after beating 126 schools…
ESA has launched a new call for proposals in collaboration with the UK Space Agency, through the ESA InCubed program. This comes as more than £2.5 million were awarded to five projects that use…
July 24, 2026
Hydra Space, the leading Spanish company in space access solutions, satellite connectivity and the design and launch of ultra-compact nanosatellites, is developing two projects with..
July 23, 2026
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