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The amazing Antarctic discovery that could tell us how Earth was made

Earth

The amazing Antarctic discovery that could tell us how Earth was made

Explorers trawling the polar ice have finally unearthed a trove of precious, iron-rich space rocks that might help crack the puzzle of how our planet took shape

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Crew Dragon capsule

Space

SpaceX to make history launching NASA astronauts on a private rocket

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Steve Carell plays General Naird, chief of the fictional Space Force

Space

Space Force review: The sitcom is almost as comical as the real thing

Culture

The surprising benefits of contemplating the death of the universe

Physics

The surprising benefits of contemplating the death of the universe

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Lunar lander

Space

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

Analysis

Wally Funk and Mercury 13

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Wally Funk and the future of female astronauts

Video

Rocket launch

Space

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

Space

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

Space

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

From vintage satellites to lunar rovers, space archaeologist Alice Gorman is teasing out a unique history of humanity from the objects we've dispatched from Earth

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Video

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

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Video

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

Video

Space

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

Culture

Space

Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

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