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What would really happen if you landed on an asteroid?

Asteroids are far weirder than we had imagined – landing on one wouldn't go as you expected, says astronomer Phil Plait

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A lime green circle with an oblong purple ring around it in space

Space

The Ring Nebula glows green in a stunning new JWST image

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Aft Skirt Being Lowered into the Shuttle Gallery. From July 20, 2023 Space Shuttle Endeavour

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See the tricky logistics behind displaying the shuttle Endeavour

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Space

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

Culture

Full length photo of astronaut in space suit and helmet on Mars walking away from the camera towards a dust storm in the distance, red orange all around

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In Light-Years There's No Hurry review: Embracing a cosmic perspective

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This artist concept portrays the star PDS 70 and its inner protoplanetary disc

Space

Water seen in young planet system shows Earth may have always been wet

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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These three objects were originally identified as galaxies but they may actually be “dark starsâ€

Space

JWST may have spotted enormous stars powered by dark matter

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Physics

Bizarre portal-like ‘ring wormholes’ could let you time travel

A ring wormhole is one that you could simply step through, like a portal through space – but new, more detailed models have shown that they could be a portal through time as well

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Space

India's Chandrayaan-3 launches to explore moon's water-rich south pole

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Space

JWST celebrates first year of science with awesome star-forming image

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Space

The 8 most dazzling images from JWST’s first year of science

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Space

We must address a key obstacle to our new age of space exploration

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