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From Apollo to Artemis: Nasa’s bid to rekindle lunar exploration

Fifty years after Apollo 17, Nasa’s Artemis II mission aims to carry astronauts around the Moon, testing the technology and ambition needed for a permanent human foothold

A staff member attends a press conference of the Shenzhou-21 Manned Space Mission one day before the mission's launch. Photo: BSS/AFP

China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission this week

An early stage of an icy body being torn apart by the intense gravity of a white dwarf -a highly compact stellar ember- leaving glowing trails of gas and dust, as its fragments spiral inward, is seen in this handout illustration released on September 24, 2025. Snehalata Sahu/University of Warwick/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers spot white dwarf that guzzled a Pluto-like world

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An asteroid is going to hit the moon. Here’s how scientists plan to destroy it

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Is space-based solar power the future of energy?

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Scientists find unusual features on Mars that point to signs of ancient life

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Hijacked satellites, space weapons signal new era of conflict in orbit

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Scientists launch first-ever quantum computer in space

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One-fifth of Nasa employees have quit in the last few months. Here’s why

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James Webb telescope spots young exoplanet in distant dust disc

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SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in setback to Musk’s Mars mission

The location (circled) of a star residing near the edge of a supernova remnant situated 15,000 light-years from Earth, that cycles in radio wave intensity every 44 minutes, placing it into the category of celestial objects called long period radio transients, is seen in this image released on May 28, 2025. X-ray: NASA/CXC/ICRAR, Curtin Univ./Z. Wang et al.; Infrared: NASA/JPL/CalTech/IPAC; Radio: SARAO/MeerKAT; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers discover mysterious star flashing signals at Earth every 44 minutes

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Mysterious explosion in space leaves scientists stunned