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Trump’s cuts to US weather satellites threatens future forecasts

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The Trump administration’s cuts to weather satellites will set the country back nearly a decade, experts say. The loss of data used to observe,...

ON THIS DAY: The U.S. space shuttle program ended (2011)

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Atlantis returned to Earth for the final time On this day in 2011, the U.S. space shuttle program came to an end when Atlantis landed...

ON THIS DAY: Apollo 11 lands on the Moon in historic first (1969)

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On 20 July 1969, NASA achieved one of the greatest milestones in human history when the Apollo 11 lunar module successfully landed on the...

Nasa’s Artemis mission: return to the moon, and onward to Mars

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Mission to orbit the Moon In just a few days Nasa is planning to launch the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on their way...

On this day: First American Orbits the Earth

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On February 20, 1962, the United States marked a historic milestone in the space race as astronaut Major John Glenn became the first American...
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ON THIS DAY: Magellan discovers route to the Pacific (1520)

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On 21 October 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached...

Nigeria confirms Ebola case linked to East Africa

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Nigeria has recorded a case of Ebola in a...

Rhodes-Düsseldorf flight passengers show norovirus symptoms

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Several passengers fell ill during a Eurowings flight from...

Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack

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Helen Haines, the Australian MP who was hit by...
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