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Hubble Space Telescope

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Space

Selfish motives must not imperil the new space age

As Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump rush to return people to space, we need to make sure nationalism and rivalries don’t mortgage the solar system’s future

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Elon Musk's SpaceX or a superpower: Who'll win the new space race?

Space

Elon Musk's SpaceX or a superpower: Who'll win the new space race?

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Earth's moon

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Earth's moon

SLS rocket

Space

NASA to get an extra $1.6 billion to put the first woman on the moon

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Exploring the solar system

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Exploring the solar system

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Cartoon guide to the unknown universe

Cartoon guide to the unknown universe

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How to defend Earth from asteroids

How to defend Earth from asteroids

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Why space junk is such a big problem

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Why space junk is such a big problem

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Jeff Bezos and lunar lander

Space

Jeff Bezos announces plans for delivery service to the moon by 2024

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CHIME telescope

Space

Fast radio bursts: We're finally decoding messages from deep space

Strange signals from space called fast radio bursts have confused astronomers for years. A new wave of observations looks set to solve the mystery

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Health

Astronauts may have vision problems because of liquid in their brains

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Space

From the archives: How do you get astronauts back from space?

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Space

Tomorrow Inc: how Stanley Kubrick designed the future

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Space

Zero-gravity robot cleaner could automatically sterilise the ISS

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