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SOHO: image of the week

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 4 December 2015 - Categories: Image of the week, Space exploration

Celebrate 20 years of uninterrupted views of our Sun. In December 1995, the ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) launched into space, eventually reaching around 1.5 million kilometres closer to the Sun. From protecting our planet to investigating how the …

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Celebrating 30 years for Surrey Satellites!

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 30 June 2015 - Categories: Space exploration, Space science

Yesterday (29 June 2015) marked the 30th anniversary for Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). Since the founding of the company in June 1985, SSTL has grown to become one of the most cutting-edge companies of the small satellite industry.

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Happy Birthday Hubble!

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 24 April 2015 - Categories: Space exploration

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched 24th April 1990 and has beamed thousands of images back to Earth, unveiling many mysteries of astronomy.

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