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How do satellites go into orbit?
In the last five years there have been around 900 satellites launched. Over the next ten years it’s...
Where will the first spaceport be?
We have exciting news and it's that there’s gonna be spaceports in the UK! We could have them within...
Looking inside the Sun!
The Sun is mostly made of two elements – hydrogen and helium. They are constantly bashing together and...
Find out about the Cluster Missions!
There are loads of satellites up in space! Ones we've put there, and natural satellites, things like moons,...
Take our Space Weather Quiz!
Deep Space High is back and this time the class is learning about different types of space...
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Everyone is familiar with changes in the weather on Earth! We know it can be hot, cold, sunny, rainy,...
The impact of space weather on Earth
When there’s a big solar storm, space weather can seriously affect aeroplanes – especially when they’re...
What's the Solar Dynamics Observatory?
Satellites can give us a really good picture of what's going on in space! There are so many - almost 1,300...
Robots of the future
Some robots are coded to “learn” to that they can start to create their own code. This is very advanced...
History of robots on Mars
The first robot sent to Mars was an orbiter called Mariner 4, which flew past Mars on July 14th 1965 and took...