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Space exploration

Nasa spacecraft ‘safe’ after reaching Sun's outer atmostphere in closest ever pass

World

Nasa spacecraft ‘safe’ after reaching Sun's outer atmostphere in closest ever pass

By Reuters

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

Maverick Life

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

By Ben Rider-Stokes

Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA’s plan for the future of space exploration

Maverick Life

Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA’s plan for the future of space exploration

By Wendy Whitman Cobb

Nasa's mega-moon rocket ready for liftoff on eve of debut Artemis mission

Newsdeck

Nasa's mega-moon rocket ready for liftoff on eve of debut Artemis mission

By Reuters

Requiem for international cooperation in space: Is the ISS another casualty of Putin’s invasion?

World

Requiem for international cooperation in space: Is the ISS another casualty of Putin’s invasion?

By J Brooks Spector

Scientists find a 'needle in a haystack’ dormant black hole

Newsdeck

Scientists find a 'needle in a haystack’ dormant black hole

By Reuters

Nasa considers sending swimming robots to habitable ‘ocean worlds’ of the Solar System

Magazine

Nasa considers sending swimming robots to habitable ‘ocean worlds’ of the Solar System

By David Rothery

First all-private astronaut team aboard space station undocks for flight home

Newsdeck

First all-private astronaut team aboard space station undocks for flight home

By Reuters

Hubble telescope spots Earendel, the most distant star on record

Newsdeck

Hubble telescope spots Earendel, the most distant star on record

By Reuters

NASA's big, new moon rocket begins rollout en route to launch pad tests

Newsdeck

NASA's big, new moon rocket begins rollout en route to launch pad tests

By Reuters

Love and rockets: We need to figure out how to have sex in space for human survival and well-being

Magazine

Love and rockets: We need to figure out how to have sex in space for human survival and well-being

By The Conversation

Infinity and beyond: the global rebirth of outer space

Maverick Life

Infinity and beyond: the global rebirth of outer space

By Scott Firsing