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Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.
Life showed up really early on Earth – it needed complex carbon molecules to do so. A new discovery hints that these molecules can survive the harsh conditions when stars are born.
From creating the Space Force to blocking weapons testing in space, both Trump and Harris have extensive records on space policy to examine .
Cosmology could be transformed by a new wave of telescopes – both on the ground and in space.
Two new studies show that the majority of meteorites originate from just one family of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
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.
We may never know – and the universe may not even have an edge. But here’s what we do know.
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.
Argentina and Chile will see the ‘ring’, but other regions will see a partial eclipse.
The company can recover from its problems, but will need to deliver on promises to get its house in order.
Parts of South America, the Pacific and Antarctica are under the path of an annular eclipse.
Local writers, painters, musicians and philosophers have long been inspired by the Black cultural movement that pulls from the past to envision the future.
CubeSats have already visited the Moon and Mars and are key components of upcoming deep space missions.
‘Precision health’ uses technologies and artificial intelligence which can lead to individual health and sports performance improvements.
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