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Falcon 9 launch

Space

Astronauts ride reused SpaceX capsule and rocket for the first time

Astronauts from NASA, the ESA and Japanese space agency JAXA have blasted off to the International Space Station on a reused SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has taken its second flight on Mars

Space

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has taken its second flight on Mars

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sun

Space

Sun-like stars spotted ejecting huge bursts of matter into space

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(Left to right) Shamier Anderson, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim and Toni Collette in Stowaway

Space

Stowaway review: A claustrophobic and philosophical space thriller

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Perseverance rover

Space

NASA has produced oxygen on the surface of Mars for the first time

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Expansion of the universe

Question

How old is the universe?

Blue Origin’s latest launch brings it close to sending humans to space

Space

Blue Origin’s latest launch brings it close to sending humans to space

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Daisy Ridley as Viola Eade and Tom Holland as Todd Hewitt in Chaos Walking

Space

Chaos Walking review: Unsettling sci-fi that exposes men’s thoughts

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A rocket in space

Space

The US plans to put a nuclear-powered rocket in orbit by 2025

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Is there an ancient black hole at the edge of the solar system?

Space

Is there an ancient black hole at the edge of the solar system?

Hints of a hefty source of gravity beyond Pluto sparked the search for a possible “Planet Nine”. Now, some astronomers think it could instead be a black hole from the big bang, offering a rare glimpse into the early universe

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Wernher von Braun

Space

Satellite that can clean up space junk with a magnet about to launch

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Space

Kilometre-high concrete towers on the moon could power a lunar base

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Physics

Photonic laser thruster could power spacecraft from Earth

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