Europe begins to roll out a data superhighway in orbit above the Earth. The first node in the network is a telecommunications satellite that was launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

American astronomers say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our Solar System orbiting far beyond even the dwarf world Pluto.

A SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after successfully delivering an ocean monitoring satellite to orbit.

An Indian rocket has put five UK satellites in orbit.