THE lights of Britain twinkle at night in this remarkable photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited overhead. London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle ...

The explosively intensifying storm or “bomb cyclone” is predicted to be historically intense. Winds could top 100 mph in northwest France.

Failures in space launches are not unusual, and, at first glance, this one seems unlikely to deter Britain’s effort to become a country that not only can make satellites but also launch them.

Dec. 6 (UPI) --A tentative date has been set for Britain's first space launch. A launch window for Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne is scheduled to open Dec. 14, NASA's spaceflight editor Chris Bergin ...

In 2021, Britain’s space industry was already valued at £16.4billion, and the Government now has a goal of capturing about 10 percent of the global market, which is at $400billion (£331.3billion).

It is also a bit of a setback for Britain’s broader ambitions in the space business. The country has plans for seven “spaceports” (this year may also see launches, by different firms, from ...

A Virgin Orbit satellite-launching rocket reached space Monday night, but couldn’t achieve the satellite’s final orbit after experiencing an anomaly in its second stage. The LauncherOne rocket ...