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SpaceX satellite near miss shows need for rules of the road in space

Two satellites have almost collided in space. With the number of satellites set to increase 10 fold before long, we desperately need better orbital navigation rules

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Jon Spooner (left) meets Apollo astronaut Al Worden in the Space Shed

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Artist's impression of a gas giant planet and its moon

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We may have seen signs of an exomoon spewing out volcanic gas

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From Prey to Observation: Why games set on space stations are a thrill

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From Prey to Observation: Why games set on space stations are a thrill

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Artist's impression of a neutron star and black hole

Physics

LIGO may have seen its first black hole and neutron star collision

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Planets around a young star

Space

A massive collision may have made Jupiter's core so weird

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Antarctic snow amid mountains

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Radioactive dust in Antarctic ice could help map interstellar clouds

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Milky Way's black hole has got 75 times brighter and we don't know why

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Milky Way's black hole has got 75 times brighter and we don't know why

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UK's biggest moon exhibition captures centuries of lunar love

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UK's biggest moon exhibition captures centuries of lunar love

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3D map of the Milky Way

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Best ever map of Milky Way shows our galaxy is warped in an S-shape

The most detailed ever map of the Milky Way shows that our galaxy is not flat. It turns out the disc is warped into an S-shape

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LightSail 2 has used sunlight alone to steer around Earth

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Before building another telescope, learn from Hawaiian culture

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Three newly discovered exoplanets orbit a star 73 light years away

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Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

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