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Starship

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SpaceX’s prototype Mars rocket has flown for the first time

A prototype of Starship, the rocket SpaceX intends to use to bring explorers to the moon and Mars, has hopped 150 metres into the air in its first flight

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Panspermia

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Panspermia

Goldilocks zone (KEPLER 1649)

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Goldilocks zone

Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

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Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

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Perseverance rover

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NASA has launched its Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter

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Katherine Joy: Uncovering the secrets of the moon

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Katherine Joy: Uncovering the secrets of the moon

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Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

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Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

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Mould from Chernobyl nuclear reactor tested as radiation shield on ISS

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Mould from Chernobyl nuclear reactor tested as radiation shield on ISS

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China is sending its first rover to Mars with the Tianwen-1 mission

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China is sending its first rover to Mars with the Tianwen-1 mission

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The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

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The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

A century ago, we missed the loose threads that told us our picture of the universe would unravel. Let’s not be so complacent now, says cosmologist Dan Hooper

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The United Arab Emirates is launching its first mission to Mars

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Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

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How many planets have been discovered?

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Alien civilisations could move their star to avoid a cosmic disaster

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