Russia says cannot make contact with new space satellite

Apple Inc. is testing self-driving cars and exploring augmented reality. Recent hires suggest the company is now also looking to the skies.

Citizen scientists are helping researchers to root out modern day slavery in northern India using satellite imagery to locate brick kilns, sites notorious for using millions of slaves.

Residents of Abuja satellite community seek government intervention.

Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has failed to make contact with a satellite launched earlier on Tuesday.

The continent's average temperature for June 2019 was the highest on record, according to the European Union's satellite agency. International researchers have warned Europe faces more frequent and intense heat waves.

Satellite Town, Lagos is a community and state housing estate located along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Amuwo-Odofin local government area of Lagos State. The once pride of Lagos is not fast becoming a shadow of itself. GuardianTV looks at the fading glory of Lagos's Satellite Town.

Iran is preparing to launch several civilian satellites, the country's information minister confirmed, after three failed attempts last year. The US claims Iran is using civilian launches to develop missiles.

Satellite images show the world's largest iceberg, calved from the western Antarctic Peninsula in 2017, now on a collision course with a remote South Atlantic island that is home to thousands of penguins and seals.

In tonight's edition: The main opposition challenger in Congo Brazzaville's elections dies of Covid-19 on polling day. Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas' death overshadows the weekend's vote, which is expected to return incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso to power. Also, in Kenya, Lamu's fishermen protest over a border dispute with Somalia. And Tunisia has an out of this world day by launching its first satellite, named "Challenge One".

An Indian rocket failed to place an Earth observation satellite into low orbit just five minutes after liftoff. The failure was a big setback for the space agency whose missions have been delayed due to the pandemic.

Satellite imagery shows Tropical Storm Henri on course to make landfall on the US east coast, with millions in New England and New York's Long Island preparing for flash flooding, violent winds and power outages.

Russia has acknowledged destroying a satellite in a missile test, as the US had reported. But the Kremlin denies creating a risk to others in space — and says the US is being hypocritical on space safety.