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space exploration

Water ice in a crater on Mars

Mars may have had hot springs millions of years ago

The more we look at Mars, the more signs of ancient water we find. Now a study suggests that the Red Planet could have been home to hot springs

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Asteroid

Life

Dino-killing asteroid choked whole world in dust within a few hours

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We still don't understand a basic fact about the universe

Space

We still don't understand a basic fact about the universe

Comment

Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

Space

Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

Regulars

Lettuce on the ISS

Space

Lettuce grown on space station is just as good as on Earth

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Two days remain until the planned liftoff of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket—the first launch of a commercially built and operated American spacecraft and space system designed for humans. Liftoff is targeted for 2:49 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 2, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Demo-1 mission to the International Space Station serves as an end-to-end test of the system’s capabilities.

Space

SpaceX plans to send 3 tourists to the space station next year

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How red is a black hole? The strange reality of what space looks like

Space

How red is a black hole? The strange reality of what space looks like

Features

Rocket start-up Astra tries back-to-back launches to win $12 million

Space

Rocket start-up Astra tries back-to-back launches to win $12 million

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First private space rescue mission sees two satellites latch together

Space

First private space rescue mission sees two satellites latch together

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Yutu 2

Space

China’s rover has discovered what lies beneath the moon’s far side

China’s Yutu-2 rover has used radar to peer 40 metres under the surface of the far side of the moon and revealed how past impacts have shaped its geology

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Mind

People who get lost in the wild follow strangely predictable paths

Features

Space

The atmosphere gets in the way of the universe’s most amazing objects

Comment

Space

For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race

Culture

Space

SpaceX has plans to fly space tourists twice as high as the ISS

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