About Outer Space
Outer space, or simply space, is the expanse that exists beyond the Earth and between celestial bodies.
Ellie Goulding among Radio 4's Today programme guest editors
... The BBC s flagship news and current affairs programme will begin the guest editor takeover on 23 December with Nasa s Head of Science, Dr Nicky Fox, who will look at science education and the influence of Outer Space on music...
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... Scott s visual artistry makes him a consummate creator of worlds, whether that s Outer Space in Alien and The Martian, civil war Somalia in Black Hawk Down, medieval England in Robin Hood or the Roman Empire in Gladiator...
US-China rivalry spurs investment in space tech
... China says it is of space, and has previously dismissed US concerns about its space programme as " against China s normal and reasonable Outer Space endeavours"...
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... " The rules of the road, such as they are, were written in 1967 - the Outer Space Treaty...
Aditya-L1: India set to launch its first mission to Sun
... According to UN s Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), approximately 10,290 satellites remain in Earth s orbit, with nearly 7,800 of them currently operational...
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... The marvellously named " Outer Space Treaty" has not been updated since it was signed in 1967, when 31 nations, including the US and the Soviet Union, pledged not to have nuclear weapons in space...
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... Russia s space agency Roscosmos said in a statement the agreement was " in the interests of Russia and the United States" adding that it would facilitate the " exploration of Outer Space for peaceful purposes"...
Asteroid mining: Helping to meet Earth's natural resource demands
... In 1966, the United Nations (UN) drew up the Outer Space Treaty, which attempted to stop nations from misusing and mistreating space, and which was signed up to by more than 100 countries...
Ellie Goulding among Radio 4's Today programme guest editors
By Yasmin RufoCulture reporter
Pop star, Ellie Goulding is one of seven high-profile public figure people to guest edit BBC Radio 4 's Today programme over the Christmas period.
Other guests who will edit The Show during the week between Christmas and New Year include former Top Gear host James May and author Hanif Kureishi .
The Tradition of guest editors has been running for The Past 20 years.
It has seen the likes of Prince Harry , Angelina Jolie and Stephen Hawking edit The Show .
The Bbc 's flagship news and Current Affairs programme will begin The Guest editor takeover on 23 December with Nasa's Head of Science, Dr Nicky Fox, who will look at science education and The Influence of Outer Space on music.
Boxing Day will see author and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi as guest editor.
Mr Kureishi, and now One Year on he will explore the impact his injuries have had on His Family and how they have changed The Way he now writes.
On 27 December, Grand Tour and former Top Gear presenter James May will look at The Future for autonomous cars and whether hobbies can improve your health and wellbeing.
May, after news that Top Gear was being paused, it was " time for a new format and a New Approach to the subject because the subject has not been this interesting, I suspect, since The Car has been invented".
Goulding will take over The Show on 28 December and use her programme to look at climate and nature stories, as well as examining The Work being done to make the Music Industry more sustainable.
Other guest editors include Andrew Malkinson, who has been cleared this year after being wrongfully convicted and jailed for 17 years and Jason Arday,
He will look at the stigma and shame associated with low literacy in adults after he was diagnosed with global development delay and only learnt How To read and write at the Age Of 18.
The Guest editing series Will Close with Dame Emma Walmsley , CEO of the global biopharma company GSK.
Each programme will include an interview with The Guest editor.
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