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James Webb space telescope

Katherine Johnson

Space

Katherine Johnson: The brilliant woman who got the US into space

In deeply divided 1950s America, how did a black woman become the one person astronauts would trust to get them into orbit? Discover Katherine Johnson's amazing story

Features

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Space

Lost in space: Two books on the forgotten women of astroscience

Culture

This smooth rock may be a metal meteorite on Mars

Space

Curiosity finds Mars rock that may be a meteorite made from iron

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Cold case: The unsolved mystery of what lit Kepler's supernova

Space

Cold case: The unsolved mystery of what lit Kepler's supernova

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Metal asteroid and Trojans selected for next NASA missions

Space

Metal asteroid and Trojans selected for next NASA missions

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Reddish geology of Utah desert

Space

Four extreme environments where humans are tasting life on Mars

Features

Gifford

Life

My year on Mars: Frontier life of a space doctor

Features

Large asteroid impacts may be rare, but we should be prepared

Earth

Large asteroid impacts may be rare, but we should be prepared

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Saturn

Space

Cassini's grand finale will see orbiter plunge into Saturn

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Space

Space silhouettes: Giant monuments celebrate Soviet supremacy

Moscow is filled with monuments to the space race, when the Soviet Union battled it out with the US. Danila Tkachenko captured the spirit of the age

Regulars

Earth

Future air conditioning could work by beaming heat into space

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Space

First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire

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Space

Cosmic dust grains found on city rooftops for the first time

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Space

Virgin Galactic takes first solo glide flight since 2014 crash

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