Artemis-1 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Centre.
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Will humans be back on the Moon by 2025? It depends on how well the imminent launch of Artemis-1 goes.
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In the void of interstellar space, the most distant emissary of humankind carries a message that will last for billions of years.
Space exploration is becoming a more feasible reality, prompting a need for international cooperation.
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A new publication clarifies how existing legal frameworks apply to space exploration and development. The McGill Manual also highlights the catastrophic implications of conflict in space.
Satellite imagery monitors environmental changes to inform agricultural decisions. Agricultural patterns are distinctly visible in this near-vertical false colour infrared photography of farmland south of Khartoum, Sudan.
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Technologies being developed for growing food in space have contributed to advances in agriculture and crops on Earth.
Realistic colour view of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
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There may be life on Jupiter’s moon Europa or Saturn moon’s Enceladus.
Harvest Moon - October 1 2020.
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Take note, future colonisers: you may be able to grow stuff in certain places on the Moon.
The crew consisting of pilot Larry Connor of the United States, commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, and mission specialists Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe from Canada and Israel.
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If the mission goes well, private company Axiom Space will move on to building a space station.
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In Australia, space defence gets billions of dollars in funding, and commercial projects get hundreds of millions. Space science gets only $2 million a year.
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There has never been a dedicated mission sent to the “ice giants”, Uranus and Neptune. But there may be one on the horizon.
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How will they bring the structure back safely? And where will the surviving components crash?
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The Hayabusa2 mission brought a piece of asteroid Ryugu back to Earth, where it has helped scientists resolve a long-standing puzzle.
Where 2020 XL5 would appear in the dawn sky if we could see it with the naked eye from Chile.
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There may be many more asteroids in the same orbit as Earth, some of which we might be able to mine.
Artist’s conception
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Webb is NASA’s largest and most powerful ever space telescope – set to investigate the formation of the furthest galaxies from Earth.
Grand ideas of extraterrestrial colonisation are hardly new. In the 1940s, the nascent Space Age set in motion calls for a new wave of colonisation – directed outwards into space.
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Humanity as a whole owns the Solar System in a shared fashion. It cannot be claimed by one person, or one country, or one company.
We have only sent people to the Moon six times so far.
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A space station on the Moon could be built out of lunar concrete.
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International space law doesn’t explicitly prohibit anti-satellite missile tests — which makes uproar over Russia’s actions all the more significant.
This image of the Earth from a distance, known as the Blue Marble, was taken by Apollo 17 astronauts.
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Photographing the full Earth from space could provide a profound and timely reminder of its vulnerability in the face of climate change.
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A 10kg rover, due to land on the Moon by 2024, will be fitted with an advanced robotic arm design and manufactured in Australia.
Musk’s rivalry with Bezos might be a publicity stunt.
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Many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs cooperate closely behind the scenes.
Potential conflicts in space over resources can be prevented by a commitment to peaceful collaboration.
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As the space race is resumed, and expanded to include private corporations, it is more important than ever to lay the groundwork for peaceful collaboration.