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26 May
It's a story of ambition, mutiny, heroism and survival; a voyage that swiftly descended into a nightmare at sea; a grueling test of endurance that lasted 13 months, pushing the crew of the Belgica whaling ship to the depths of despair and even madness.
22 May
In Kenya, geothermal energy already accounts for a large portion of its energy prodution. Experts see is a lot more potential for the sector, so construction is underway at new extraction sites. It may be a good alternative to fossil fuels, but geothermal energy is not without its drawbacks.
27 Mar
An asteroid this size coming so close to Earth is a once-in-a-decade event, although a collision with the planet is not expected. The journey offers astronomers a prime opportunity to study a space rock.
19 Feb
Satellites are helping to model the geographic impact of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, but will they ever predict future quakes?
27 Jan
Asteroid 2023 BU is the closest near-Earth object we have ever encountered. At mere thousands of kilometers above Earth, small space rocks like this one have the potential to threaten vital communications satellites.
26 Jan
An unusually mild winter in Europe has had its advantages. It's meant people needed to heat their homes less, and so helped alleviate the pressure on the continent's energy supplies. However, it raises obvious questions about the true pace of climate change - and poses problems for businesses who prefer to keep things cold.
30 Oct 2022
Four astronauts returned to Earth in the SpaceX capsule after a nearly six-month mission on the International Space Station.
8 May 2022
The crew of four astronauts, including one German, splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.
27 Apr 2022
The four astronauts from American startup Axiom Space Inc. are expected to touch down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. They are the first all-private crew to have stayed on the International Space Station.
11 Dec 2021
This week’s viewer question comes from Young Silenter.
10 Nov 2021
The spacecraft's return flight was delayed by bad weather, which also forced the four crew members to leave before their replacements arrived.
9 Nov 2021
It's an immense moment of pride for the whole team as French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and his crewmates return to Earth. The four astronauts splashed down successfully off the coast of Florida in a SpaceX capsule. It marks the end of Pesquet's six-month mission in space, where he became the first ever French astronaut to command the International Space Station. We spoke to his colleague and friend Rémi Canton, who led the mission for the CNES, the French space studies agency.

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