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Hubble Space Telescope

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Why it takes so much work to grow plants in space

In space, growing plants could be important for food, oxygen and even astronauts' psychological well-being – but growing anything beyond Earth is more difficult than it might seem

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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket

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Starship launch: Next SpaceX flight test is expected this month

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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What we know about the stars where NASA will hunt for alien life

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JWST has taken extraordinary images of 19 nearby spiral galaxies

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Japan's rolling and hopping lunar rovers send back images of the moon

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Chickpeas grown in moon dust for the first time

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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it's having problems

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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it's having problems

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Why the Peregrine moon lander was burned up in Earth's atmosphere

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SLIM / After Landing

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Japan’s SLIM lander is about to touch down on the surface of the moon

The Japanese Smart Lander for Investigating Moon is scheduled to land on the lunar surface on 19 January, where it will drop off two innovative rovers to hop and roll around

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Prototype rocket engine burns itself up for fuel as it flies

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NASA is delaying its Artemis missions to the moon

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Why moon missions in 2024 could reveal both our history and our future

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It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy

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