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Europe’s rival to Musk’s SpaceX raises millions in new funding
The Exploration Company, the European rival of SpaceX, has achieved another milestone in funding to develop its space cargo capsule,…
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NASA’s largest-ever planetary spacecraft is due to launch next month
The spacecraft is approximately 5 m tall and measures over 30.5 m in width with its arrays fully extended. ADVERTISEMENT…
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Podcast | The best strategy to stay young based on astronaut research
Have you ever wondered what the most effective strategy is to stop accelerated ageing in astronauts and whether it could…
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Controversy Grows Over whether Mars Samples Endanger Earth
Less than a decade from now, a spacecraft from Mars may swing by Earth to drop off precious cargo: samples…
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Betelgeuse ‘Great Dimming’ Mystery Solved by Satellite Photobomb
In late 2019, mere months before the COVID-19 pandemic would engulf the globe, much of the world was instead concerned…
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Will NASA Save Europe’s Beleaguered Mars Rover?
Europe’s long-awaited ExoMars rover—the first ever for the continent—seems to be cursed. Parachute problems scuppered its initially planned launch in…
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Boeing’s Starliner Launch Will Bring New Cargo and Science to the Space Station
Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station is poised to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT…
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New Record-Breaking Simulation Sheds Light on ‘Cosmic Dawn’
Much remains a mystery about the first billion years of the universe’s history, the epoch in which the cosmos emerged…
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Europe Cancels Joint Moon Missions with Russia
Russia’s moon cooperation plans are yet another space causality of the country’s ongoing attack against Ukraine. In an April 13…
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Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission
The long-neglected planet Uranus might get a visitor for the first time in decades. NASA should send a flagship mission…
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