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In pictures: Tim Peake’s return to Earth
21 June 2016
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See the International Space Station over the UK
4 June 2016
Ade Ashford
In recent nights, observers in the UK and Western Europe have seen the International Space Station (ISS) as a bright naked-eye ‘star’ moving slowly across the sky from west to east. On Thursday, 9 June, London is favoured for some close approaches of the ISS to the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. If you see the Station, spare a thought for Tim Peake and the Expedition 47 crew on board!

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Watch Tim Peake’s spacewalk live
15 January 2016
Astronomy Now