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The International Space Station - Peace in Space?

April 1, 2022

Started by the US and Russia, the International Space Station is considered a project of peace and cooperation. But the war in Ukraine calls this and other space missions into question. What's at stake?

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ISS Ankunft Russische Kosmonauten
Image: Roscosmos Space Agency/AP/picture alliance

The sanctions levied on Russia for its war on Ukraine also affect space exploration. Russia is a key parter of the ISS. Will the ISS remain a peaceful international cooperation for much longer? A lot hangs in the balance in space.

 

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The James Webb Space Telescope: views of the abyss

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This week's Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Bismark Mutuma.

 

 

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Revealing bird's-eye archeology

Aircraft opens up new worlds to archeologists as the remains of buildings buried for thousands of years become visible from the air. We join an aerial archeologist in the skies of North Rhine-Westphalia, where countless Roman ruins remain hidden in the ground.

 

 

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