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Kepler space telescope

Mars pic

Space

NASA insists it is going to Mars, but it really can't afford to

The long-held desire to send humans to the Red Planet is nowhere near being realised, despite NASA claiming it is on a Journey to Mars

Insight

Chris Hadfield

Space

Chris Hadfield: We should live on the moon before a trip to Mars

Features

A SpaceX space suit

Space

Elon Musk shows off first photo of SpaceX space suit

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It could be snowing on Mars right now

Space

It could be snowing on Mars right now

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Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden

Space

Win lunch with an astronaut

Regulars

A rendering of a Moon Express spacecraft

Space

Google-sponsored private moon race delayed for the fourth time

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Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close

Space

Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close

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Moon’s magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did

Space

Moon’s magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did

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Nuclear reactors on rockets may fuel future crewed trips to Mars

Space

Nuclear reactors on rockets may fuel future crewed trips to Mars

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A white dust devil against the red Martian surface

Space

Mars’s surface hosts millions of towering dust devils every day

The Red Planet has 10 times as many dust devils as we thought, which stir up dust that warms the planet and could be dangerous for future Mars explorers

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Space

Giant loner asteroids suggest baby planets formed quickly

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Life

Space cucumbers may help plants grow better water-seeking roots

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Space

Enormous exoplanet has an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron

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Space

Fast radio bursts may be dark matter ‘stars’ hitting black holes

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