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China's Chang'e 5 probe is the start of a new era of lunar exploration

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China's Chang'e 5 probe is the start of a new era of lunar exploration

Chang'e 5 is set to bring moon rocks back to Earth for the first time in more than four decades – and China has even more ambitious plans for lunar missions in the coming years

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The universe is expanding too fast, and that could rewrite cosmology

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The universe is expanding too fast, and that could rewrite cosmology

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star and protoplanetary disc

Space

We’ve seen a planet being born while its star is still forming

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magnetar

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Repeated radio bursts from nearby star suggest such signals are common

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LED satellite

Space

Satellites with flashing LEDs could help avoid catastrophic collisions

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cpr in zero gravity

Space

How-to guide for CPR in space may help treat astronaut cardiac arrest

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astronauts

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SpaceX is about to send four astronauts to the ISS for six-month stay

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The Orion Nebula is now visible in the sky - here’s how to find it

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The Orion Nebula is now visible in the sky - here’s how to find it

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How are sand dunes formed and why do they even exist?

Environment

How are sand dunes formed and why do they even exist?

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Asteroid-munching microbes could mine materials from space rocks

Space

Asteroid-munching microbes could mine materials from space rocks

Some microbes break down rocks and leach certain elements out of them for nutrients, and experiments in space show they could be used for mining beyond Earth

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Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

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Carlo Rovelli: Where does the stuff that falls into a black hole go?

Culture

Space

We can harness the solar wind to sail to the farthest corners of space

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Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

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