Venezuela’s first communication satellite, launched in 2008, is out of service due to a systems failure, the country’s government said Wednesday.
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Lunar satellite captures stunning images of solar eclipse
Stunning pictures of a rare total eclipse that blocked out the sun above Chile and Argentina have been captured by a satellite orbiting the moon. Thousands of people – including tourists, locals and astronomers – gathered to see the solar…
Satellite images show no major damage to ‘sabotaged’ ships
Dubai, May 14 (AP/UNB) — Four oil tankers anchored in the Mideast were damaged by what Gulf officials described as sabotage, though satellite images obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday showed no major visible damage to the vessels. Details…
Greek researchers enlist EU satellite against Aegean sea litter
Knee-deep in water on a picture-postcard Lesbos island beach, a team of Greek university students gently deposits a wall-sized PVC frame on the surface before divers moor it at sea. Holding in plastic bags and bottles, four of the 5…
Control of Russian radio telescope satellite lost
Russia’s space agency says its specialists are attempting to fix problems that have blocked control of an orbiting radio telescope.