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How a space elevator could make trips to the moon affordable for all

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We journey to 2055, when a space elevator from the moon’s surface to near-Earth orbit was completed, opening space travel to all

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Physics

These are the most mind-melting physics discoveries of 2024

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Exoplanet plate tectonics: A new frontier in the hunt for alien life

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Super-bright black holes could reveal if the universe is pixelated

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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The scene of a black hole devouring a spaceship, digital painting, 3D illustration.

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This bold, experimental slice of deep-space sci-fi is just brilliant

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Millions of phones create most complete map ever of the ionosphere

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Orbital wins the Booker prize: “I see it as a kind of space pastoral

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Orbital wins the Booker prize: “I see it as a kind of space pastoral"

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A new life on Mars? Expect toxic dust, bad vibes and insects for lunch

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A new life on Mars? Expect toxic dust, bad vibes and insects for lunch

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Why does our universe have something instead of nothing?

In order to figure out how something came from nothing, we first need to explore the different types of nothing

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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

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If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?

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Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars

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Complex form of carbon spotted outside solar system for first time

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