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Lunar lander

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NASA's Artemis Accords aim to lay down the law of the land on the moon

The US has announced the Artemis Accords, a set of agreements that aim to facilitate diplomacy and cooperation on the moon while encouraging mining and exploration

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Wally Funk and Mercury 13

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Wally Funk and the future of female astronauts

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Rocket launch

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China just tested a spacecraft that could fly to the moon and beyond

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SpaceX mission control to do social distancing for first crewed flight

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SpaceX mission control to do social distancing for first crewed flight

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NASA has selected three lunar landers to bring humans to the moon

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NASA has selected three lunar landers to bring humans to the moon

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A footprint on the moon

Space

I'm a space archaeologist studying junk strewn across the solar system

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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Space junk: How to clean up the debris in orbit around Earth

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Space junk: How to clean up the debris in orbit around Earth

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

Space

We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

Culture

Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

Space

Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

The coronavirus pandemic is making life feel slower than ever, but observing timescales across the universe can bring us some comfort, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

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Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains

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We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

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