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NASA set to launch Artemis II lunar mission
Speed Read The mission will send four astronauts to the moon
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An asteroid sample contains all the key components for life on Earth
under the radar DNA from a distance
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A company wants to launch space mirrors to the chagrin of scientists
Under the radar A sky full of mirrors
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How NASA shifted an asteroid’s orbit
Under the radar A rock and a hard place
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‘Incredibly terrible’: Russia’s plans for nuclear weapons in space
In The Spotlight Moscow’s ‘alarming ambitions’ could cause a ‘Cuban Missile crisis in space’
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Nasa’s new dark matter map
Under the Radar High-resolution images may help scientists understand the ‘gravitational scaffolding into which everything else falls and is built into galaxies’
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Moon dust has earthly elements thanks to a magnetic bridge
Under the radar The substances could help supply a lunar base
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How Mars influences Earth’s climate
The explainer A pull in the right direction
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The ‘eclipse of the century’ is coming in 2027
Under the radar It will last for over 6 minutes
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NASA discovered ‘resilient’ microbes in its cleanrooms
Under the radar The bacteria could contaminate space
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Artemis II: back to the Moon
The Explainer Four astronauts will soon be blasting off into deep space – the first to do so in half a century
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Why don’t humans hibernate?
The Explainer The prospect of deep space travel is reigniting interest in the possibility of human hibernation
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A lemon-shaped exoplanet is squeezing what we know about planet formation
Under the radar It may be made from a former star
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The biggest astronomy stories of 2025
In the spotlight From moons, to comets, to pop stars in orbit
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