It’s been just over a month since British astronaut Tim Peake reached the International Space Station, and despite calling the first 24 hours “pretty rough” and describing feelings of dizziness and isolation, he appears to be coping well. On 15th January, Peake made history, becoming the first British person to ever perform a spacewalk. Along…
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What’s new in science – 12th January
Researchers have identified “runaway stars” in the Milky Way. Tim Peake set for first spacewalk by a British astronaut. December 2015 was the warmest December since records began in 1910. Seventh row of the periodic table completed with four new elements. Nearby galaxy black hole caught “burping gas”. Scientists discover high dosages of Vitamin D…
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Britain sending first ever astronaut into space
In a little over three weeks Tim Peake, 43, will leave Earth for a six month stint on the International Space Station. Before Peake makes it back to Earth he will have lapped the planet more than 2,700 times. Peake will travel to Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to board Soyuz TMA-19M, a Russian designed…
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