The UK is racing to space - but why try to reach for the stars? And how much of a setback is it when a launch goes wrong? This is a film that @alisonfrancis@kc_camera and I spent a little while making - do watch! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0…
I still can't quite comprehend this piece of news. To be recognised by my peers, without whom nothing would happen, is very humbling. Thank you.
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Orion re-enters the atmosphere and splashes down off the coast of California. Almost exactly 50 years after Apollo 17 landed on the Moon. #artemis @BBCAmos @BBCMorelle
Artemis I update: @NASA is foregoing a launch opportunity Tuesday, Sept. 27, and preparing for rollback, while continuing to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3ReeAS2
My important question for the nation today: Day-old nestlings. Cute or ugly?
(Much more cute ugliness - and a bit of science too - on @BBCNews today)
@WythamWoods@UniofOxford
The platform, held aloft over a massive dish by cables strung to towers, must be quickly stabilized, or it could crash to the ground and destroy the telescope on.natgeo.com/3lxptzr