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Asteroid mining: the money to be made in space
The Explainer Some asteroids are valued at £100trn-plus but mining them is easier said than done
By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published
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The moon, it's shrinking!
The Explainer Landing on the moon is soon going to be harder than previously thought
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Race to the Moon: the manned missions to lunar surface
The Explainer China and US locked in battle for future dominance of Earth's satellite and its precious resources
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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New images reveal Neptune and Uranus in different colours than originally thought
Speed Read Voyager 2 images from the 1980s led to 'modern misconception'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The UK's burgeoning space ambitions
The Explainer The UK Space Agency has teamed up with US firm Axiom to launch an all-British crew into orbit
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Astronauts return after circling Earth thousands of times while stuck in space
Speed read The astronauts were stranded on the International Space Station after their return capsule was hit by space junk
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Titan sub tragedy: ethics of extreme tourism in the spotlight
Talking Point Booming demand needs to be balanced by greater awareness, oversight and regulation
By The Week Staff Published
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China launches new space crew ahead of 2030 moon expedition
In Pictures The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft is headed towards China’s space station
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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Two-hours flights from London to Sydney via space
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Michelin-star dining on edge of space ‘within months’
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By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Starbucks launches olive oil coffee
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Can China beat US in new space race to colonise the Moon?
Talking Point Beijing has announced plans to land astronauts on the lunar surface by the end of the decade
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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How is the James Webb telescope different?
In Depth The $10bn observatory is working with its Hubble predecessor to boost space exploration
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Artemis 1: behind Nasa’s ‘Moon-to-Mars’ mission
feature US space agency forced to postpone launch that will eventually return humans to lunar surface
By The Week Staff Published
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