‘Out-of-control’ space station to crash into Earth in the next few weeks
Yes, this is a real story, and not the plot to Gravity. In 2011, China launched the Tiangong-1 space station, an unmanned prototype that was equipped with two sleep stations for astronauts. It was initially launched to serve as a manned laboratory and an experimental station to demonstrate orbital rendezvous and docking capabilities, but four […]
8 years ago
Pic: Breathtaking image of Typhoon Haiyan from the International Space Station
This mass of cloud has caused such huge destruction in the Philippines, and from space you can clearly see its sheer size Our thoughts have been with the people of the Philippines in recent days as they have been hit by one of the worst tropical storms in living memory, with the death toll possibly […]
13 years ago
Picture: A stunning shot of the west coast of Ireland from space
We thought we’d seen the last of the pictures of our fair isle from space when Chris Hadfield announced he was retiring, but there’s a new pretender to his throne
13 years ago