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Conversion to LED lighting brings a new kind of light pollution to Europe

A team of Exeter University researchers discovered that the slow conversion of outdoor lighting to LEDs across much of Europe has resulted in the development of a new type of light pollution. The group describes their study of photographs taken from the International Space...

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes the first European female ISS commander

Samantha Cristoforetti, an ESA astronaut, will take over as commander of the International Space Station soon, succeeding fellow Expedition 67 crew member Oleg Artemyev. Samantha has served as the lead of the United States Orbital Segment (USOS) since the start of her Minerva mission in...

Commercial satellite race raises calls for more regulations

Rapidly evolving technology and space debris reported in various locations around the world, including pieces of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket in the Indian Ocean, signal the need for a new era of space regulation, according to Flinders University experts. Their timely new report...

Russian space chief: no date yet for space station pullout

The head of Russia's space agency said Friday that the country has not set a date for exiting the International Space Station program, and that it will only do so after launching its own space station into orbit. Yuri Borisov, the new head of Russia's...

American Aerospace Giant Boeing is making a third Attempt to Reach the ISS

American aerospace giant Boeing is making a third attempt to reach the International Space Station in a critical uncrewed test flight for its Starliner capsule. It has been beset by numerous failures and false starts. Lift-off for Orbital Test Flight 2 (OFT-2) is scheduled...

3 cosmonauts arrive at space station in yellow and blue

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday. They all wore yellow flight suits with blue accents. This colour appears to match the Ukrainian flag. The men were the first new arrivals on the space station since the start of the...