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We already have some clues to what the Trump administration will change on space policy.
Astronomers have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity.
Jupiter’s composition is more similar to that of the Sun than that of the Earth.
Ramses, a European space mission to study the asteroid Apophis, has been approved for perparatory work.
Disabled astronauts have lots to offer, but spaceflight has traditionally been limited to the able-bodied.
Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.
Cosmology could be transformed by a new wave of telescopes – both on the ground and in space.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is one of 2 comets from the Oort Cloud passing by Earth in October 2024.
The latest ‘space race’ between the US and China aims to get people back on the Moon. But the path to get there doesn’t have to be rife with conflict.
Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.
On October 10, Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life – and there’s only one way to find out.
Sending a nuclear fission reactor into space means lots of technical questions. One research group is coming up with models that could improve how a nuclear rocket starts up and powers down.
The mission will investigate the potential for life at the icy moon of Jupiter.
Some of the earliest galaxies found with JWST are also the brightest. That’s a problem for our ideas about the universe.
In 2022, a probe was sent crashing into an asteroid as part of a “planetary defence” test. This Monday, the second part of the mission flies off to study the consequences of the impact.
The company can recover from its problems, but will need to deliver on promises to get its house in order.
The Hubble tension has been described as a “crisis” for cosmology. Can it be resolved?
This month, they spotted just the ninth asteroid to be detected before impact with Earth.
A South African team had a rare chance to capture information about Pluto’s atmosphere.
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