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James Webb space telescope

NASA’s huge planet-hunting space telescope likely delayed again

Space

NASA’s huge planet-hunting space telescope likely delayed again

The James Webb Space Telescope, currently slated for launch in 2019, is facing technical difficulties and budget overruns that might push back its launch date

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Centre of the Milky Way

Physics

Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole

Comment

dummy astronaut

Space

Was SpaceX launch about progress in space, or just a giant ad?

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Tiangong-1 space station

Space

China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change

Comment

Tesla car with Earth as backdrop

Space

Is Elon Musk's playboy space odyssey really the future we want?

Analysis

Tesla Roadster inside Falcon Heavy

Space

SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket for first time

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solar panels

Space

Delicate solar panels of Martian lander are tested before launch

Regulars

Falcon Heavy launch

Space

Seeing SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket take off for the first time

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Illustration showing Moon Express probe against lunar backdrop

Space

Google-sponsored race to the moon has ended without a winner

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Upstart Electron rocket has made it to orbit for the first time

Space

Upstart Electron rocket has made it to orbit for the first time

Space flight is getting more affordable. The Electron rocket, smaller and cheaper than most of its commercial competitors, has put three satellites into orbit

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Space

We must accept more risks if we want space travel to take off

Insight

Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket test is the start of a race to Mars

Comment

Space

Cosmic couture: The urgent quest to redesign the spacesuit

Features

Physics

Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it

Culture

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