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A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
The Solar System could be awash with oceans, not on the surface but hidden inside the most surprising bodies
The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.
Determining whether or not life exists on another planet is an extraordinarily complicated – and expensive – scientific endeavor.
If we need to use forensic techniques in space, we’ll need to understand how things behave differently in microgravity.
The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Has Jeff Koons’ latest high-profile stunt just proved that space is the new frontier for art?
The discovery raises big questions about widely accepted models of galaxy formation.
The mission provided details about how to deflect an asteroid should one threaten Earth in future.
The extreme object could tell us more about the environment around black holes.
The observation could fill in gaps in our knowledge about planet formation.
Spaceplanes seemed out of favour when the shuttle was retired in 2011; they now seem to be making a comeback.
Mars has been a popular destination since space exploration began – and there are plenty of people who’d love to go there.
Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.
The US might be facing international competition to be first to return to the Moon.
Sending human ashes and personal mementoes to the Moon is now possible, but it opens up a maze of legal and ethical conundrums.
Japan’s space agency is landing its first lunar probe this week. This makes the Moon an increasingly busy target for spacefaring nations – with conflicting political stances among them.
In sci-fi depictions, extraterrestrial habitats have evolved tandem with scientific understanding of conditions on planets
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Planetary Exploration, University of Stirling
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Research Fellow/Reader in Planetary Physics, Lancaster University
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Professor of Planetary Science, University of Leicester
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Research Fellow, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Space Systems Engineering, University of Glasgow
