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Unsung heroes of the year 2023
Under the radar The Week salutes those whose remarkable achievements deserve greater recognition
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Lift-off in Shetland Islands for UK's first vertical spaceport
Speed reads SaxaVord Spaceport aims to begin rocket launches next summer
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The Moon's man-made problems
The Explainer Scientists warn of advent of 'Lunar Anthropocene' era as human visits alter the Moon's surface
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Heliocentrism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth The discovery that Earth revolves around the Sun laid the foundations for modern physics
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Humans are polluting the upper atmosphere with flaming space junk
Speed Read Experts are still unsure of the effects
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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
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The moon is older than we thought
Speed Read New data adds 40 million years to the satellite's age
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Row over pole-dancing skeleton
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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The week's good news: Oct. 12, 2023
It wasn't all bad!
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Nasa reveals first findings from asteroid that could explain origins of life
Speed Read Sample from Bennu has been found to contain an abundance of water and carbon
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Could AI find alien life before us?
Today's Big Question New machine-learning system could tell the origin of samples found on Earth and elsewhere
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The week's good news: Sept. 28, 2023
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Asteroid sample on way to Earth may help answer Big Bang questions
Speed Read Capsule of dust from Bennu will probably show signs of water and carbon: the building blocks of life
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K2-18b: the exoplanet that could have signs of life
The Explainer Scientists may have discovered evidence of farts from alien marine creatures 120 light years away
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