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Companies and space agencies alike will have to compete for very few useful sites on the Moon.
It is becoming increasingly clear that there is plenty of brine on Mars.
Researchers have spotted millions of galaxies in the most detailed radio survey of the southern sky ever conducted. It has smashed previous records for survey speed.
A change of government in the USA means less risk of ‘space war’ and more hope for peaceful cooperation.
Some people are nervous about China’s growing capabilities when it comes to space exploration.
How solar power stations in orbit could become a reality in the coming decades.
SpaceX’s satellites will populate the night sky, affecting how we observe the stars. And this is just the beginning of private satellite mega-constellations.
With a new president in the White House and NASA’s chief administrator resigning we can expect changes to space policy.
After two decades as a home to astronauts, the International Space Station still has plenty to teach us about how humans can live away from Earth.
Bennu will tell us about our own origins as much as about the origin of asteroid Bennu.
Considering what we know about the key ingredients for life’s formation on Earth, here are three explanations for how this process may have occurred on our sister planet.
When it comes to managing the tussle for resources on the Moon, we might take lessons from New Zealand environmental law and TikTok ‘witches’.
The Perseverance rover onboard Mars
2020 is our best bet for finding life on the red planet.
Extreme velocities and temperatures makes the return flight to Earth the most perilous part of a space mission.
Australian scientists have been working on NASA’s latest Mars mission for years.
Bacteria can become more deadly and antibiotic-resilient in space. And while more research is needed to figure out how severe the risks are, they could be catastrophic.
In just a few years, the Hope mission has boosted UAE’s economy and science capacity.
Neowise has an orbit of almost 6800 years, meaning that the last generation of people to see it would have lived during the 5th millennium BC.
A new country launches a mission to Mars. A space expert explains what this means for the Middle East and the African continent.
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