Space

Gorillas get help from friends in space
The latest satellite technology is about to be used to help endangered gorillas in east and central Africa.
15:42 Wednesday 3rd October 2001

Man dies at launch centre
A worker has been killed in an accident at Cape Canaveral launch complex in Florida.
09:26 Wednesday 3rd October 2001

New particle accelerator will be Black hole factory
Physicists may soon be making a black hole every second at a laboratory in Switzerland.
12:52 Tuesday 2nd October 2001

Stargazers say 'perfect galaxy' is a real looker
Astronomers are examining a picture of the best looking galaxy in the universe.
09:50 Tuesday 2nd October 2001

Holes trouble shuttle team
Nasa engineers say holes drilled on the space shuttle Columbia are the wrong shape.
09:35 Monday 1st October 2001

Preparations continue for next shuttle mission
Workers at Kennedy Space Centre have installed the shuttle Endeavour's main engines.
13:09 Friday 28th September 2001

Russia 'blind and deaf' over failing satellites
Russia has been left "largely blind and deaf" because its satellite system is failing, according to a former intelligence chief.
12:51 Friday 28th September 2001

Baby-saving space pyjamas developed
Pyjamas from space could soon be saving the lives of babies at risk from cot death.
15:13 Thursday 27th September 2001

Mars life report 'misleading' says expert
A leading scientist has discredited claims by a European team said to have found evidence of life on Mars.
12:11 Thursday 27th September 2001

Asteroid analysis reveals complex surface
Scientists say they now have evidence that asteroids are more complicated than they once thought.
10:37 Thursday 27th September 2001

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