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‘Impossible’ EM drive doesn’t seem to work after all

Physics

‘Impossible’ EM drive doesn’t seem to work after all

A rocket engine propelled by electromagnetic waves grabbed headlines, but new tests find the EM drive may actually be driven by Earth’s magnetic field

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China launched a satellite to help explore the moon’s far side

Space

China launched a satellite to help explore the moon’s far side

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ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030

Space

ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030

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NASA sent a robot to the Red Planet to listen for marsquakes

Space

NASA sent a robot to the Red Planet to listen for marsquakes

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Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

Space

Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

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Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

Space

Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

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Down the drain - and into a 3D printer

Space

Astronauts could 3D print tools from their own processed faeces

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Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has finally fallen from the sky

Space

Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has finally fallen from the sky

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Space

Mission Icarus: Inside the daring plan to touch the sun

Features

Start-up accused of launching mini satellites without permission

Space

Start-up accused of launching mini satellites without permission

In what seems to be the first unauthorised satellite launch, a start-up company may have sent four tiny – and potentially dangerous – satellites into space

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Space

Stunning shot of Jupiter's swirling storms taken by Juno camera

Regulars

Space

Was SpaceX launch about progress in space, or just a giant ad?

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Space

China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change

Comment

Space

Is Elon Musk's playboy space odyssey really the future we want?

Analysis