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Hubble Space Telescope

The view from the ISS

Space

NASA's plans to end the ISS could put its Mars missions in danger

A report on NASA's plans to stop funding the International Space Station by 2024 reveals that crucial studies on human spaceflight won't be done in time

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Where does space begin? Here's why it's closer than you think

Space

Where does space begin? Here's why it's closer than you think

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UK announces plans for two spaceports that could see launches by 2021

Space

UK announces plans for two spaceports that could see launches by 2021

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Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

Life

Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

Culture

Artist impression

Space

Trio of stars shows Einstein is still right about relativity

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globe

Space

Australia is launching a space agency, but what will it do?

Analysis

Launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delayed another year

Space

Launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delayed another year

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Artist's impression of a NASA habitat

Space

Colonists could use genetically modified bacteria to settle Mars

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Earth

Space

Crewed missions to the moon and Mars need dreamers and doers

Leader

space launch system

Space

Giant rocket simulator helps engineers tweak before first launch

The Space Launch System (SLS) will be the most powerful rocket ever built. But a rocket like this needs more than brawn – it needs brains, too, and a lot of testing

Regulars

Space

Team moon vs team Mars: the battle over the future of NASA

Insight

Space

Trump has directed the US military to establish a Space Force

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Technology

CERN-inspired artwork HALO will make the invisible, visible

Culture

Space

Why Richard Branson's promises about space tourism are empty

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