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It finally happened. Two fairly large satellites collided in orbit, destroying both and littering space with possibly thousands of pieces of potentially deadly debris. A Russian satellite—presumed to be already no longer used—met up with an actively used communications satellite. The communications satellite was owned by Iridium Satellite, a company that runs a worldwide communications [...]

We’ve been seeing more and more information about water on Mars in recent times…but water on the moon?! Three spacecraft seem to have detected evidence of it…or at least something like it. Hydroxyl, which has one hydrogen and one oxygen atom (water has TWO hydrogen atoms) has been spotted by three separate space vehicles studying [...]

Sure, they’re a part of the European Space Agency (ESA). And, yes, they spend £270 million on space-related programs each year. But the British have traditionally largey neglected space flight, especially manned flight. That’s about to change. Britain is getting a space agency. Think about this: the first British citizen to fly in space was [...]