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Nasa Parker Solar Probe: mission to ‘touch the Sun’ gets off to rocky start
In Depth Launch delayed by technical problem before space agency briefly loses contact with the star-bound rocket
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How Nasa will attempt to ‘touch the Sun’
Speed Read Parker Solar Probe, which launches this week, will fly closer to the Sun that any man-made object in history
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield says manned mission to Mars has been possible for decades
Speed Read Former ISS commander claims technology to put humans on red plane has existed since 1960s
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Why Nasa has lost contact with its Opportunity rover on Mars
Speed Read ‘Unprecedented’ dust storm has engulfed the red planet for past two weeks
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SpaceX launches seven satellites aboard used Falcon 9 rocket
Speed Read Payload includes two Nasa satellites that will track Earth’s water cycle
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Nasa astronaut takes GoPro camera on spacewalk but forgets memory card
In Depth Andrew Feustel was confused by the device’s ‘No SD’ warning
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Nasa defends decision to send people to moon before Mars
Speed Read Space agency’s new boss says the two missions are far from incompatible
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Nasa InSight: Mars rover hunts for answers on Earth’s formation
The Week Recommends The spacecraft will lift off tomorrow on a six-month journey to the red planet
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SpaceX sends human sperm to the International Space Station
In Depth Scientists to examine how samples react in low gravity to see if conception could happen in space
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Nasa’s Kepler space telescope nearing end as fuel runs low
Speed Read Engineers say ‘warning signs’ indicate craft has only a few months left
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Nasa unveils asteroid-busting Hammer probe
Speed Read Nuclear-armed satellite could save humanity from annihilation by giant space rock
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Nasa wants to send your name to the Sun
In Depth Star Trek’s William Shatner urges fans to join US space agency’s ‘voyage of extreme exploration’
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Nasa trials nuclear reactor to power settlement on Mars
Speed Read Compact system designed to sustain long-term human colonisation
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Relaunching Nasa’s moon missions
In Depth In Depth: Donald Trump’s new directive aims to put humans back on the Moon for the first time since 1972
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