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New rocket thruster could mean humans boldly go on never-ending space trips

Scientists are working on a new rocket thruster which could open up “never-ending” deep space exploration by using any type of metal as fuel. The team at the University of Southampton say that metals found on comets and moons could be mined to ...

27 Sept 2024 at 12:28

No limit to ChatGPT searches ‘remarkable’ given environmental impact – Tim Peake

Astronaut Tim Peake says it is “remarkable” that there is no limit on ChatGPT searches, and that space holds “many answers” to the climate crisis, at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Shielded from the midday blazing heat and the roar of motor cars ...

14 Jul 2025 at 11:27

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SpaceX delivers new crew to orbiting station in just 15 hours

SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four US, Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from Nasa’s Kennedy Space ...

02 Aug 2025 at 08:36

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Apollo 13 Moon mission leader James Lovell dies aged 97

James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed Moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died aged 97. Mr Lovell died on Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, Nasa said in a statement on Friday. ...

08 Aug 2025 at 20:56

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Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years blasts off

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft. The launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in the Far ...

11 Aug 2023 at 08:46

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Nasa’s Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by

The latest selfie by Nasa’s Perseverance rover on Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil. Resembling a small pale puff, the twirling dust devil popped up three miles behind the rover during this month’s ...

21 May 2025 at 19:24

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Stranded astronauts’ stay on space station extended by another month

Nasa’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won’t be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Nasa announced the latest ...

17 Dec 2024 at 22:49

UK scientists ‘excited’ about playing key roles in ESA’s Jupiter mission

Scientists in the UK have spoken of their excitement about playing key roles in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) mission to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter. Juice, which stands for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, is due to ...

13 Apr 2023 at 12:12

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SpaceX capsule arrives to take stranded astronauts home – but not until February

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of ...

29 Sept 2024 at 22:59

Astronomers unveil most detailed map of the Milky Way

Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy “forever”. The infrared map contains more than 1.5 billion objects, including newborn ...

26 Sept 2024 at 13:18

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Musk wants to turn Texas base where he launches rockets into new city

SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city. Billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company on Thursday sent a letter to local officials requesting an election to turn what it calls Starbase ...

13 Dec 2024 at 08:26

Euclid telescope reveals first ‘stunning’ piece of its map of the universe

Europe’s Euclid telescope has revealed a “stunning image” that will form the first piece of its great cosmic map in a mission to unravel the secrets of the universe. This “huge mosaic” is made up of 208 ...

15 Oct 2024 at 17:15

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