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Astronomers find a potentially habitable Earth-sized planet

The candidate planet, known as HD 137010 b, orbits a sun-like star and is estimated to be slightly larger than Earth

Tesla CEO Elon Musk boards Air Force One with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) as they depart for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, US, March 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

Why does Elon Musk want to put AI data centres in space?

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Should the cloud leave Earth? Inside the push for data centres in space

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Europa likely unsuitable for life despite hidden ocean, study finds

An artist's conception of star bursting galaxies early in the history of the universe is shown in this image. Stars and galaxies are shown in the bright white points of light, while the more diffuse dark matter and gas are shown in purples and reds. AARON M. GELLER, NORTHWESTERN, CIERA + IT-RCDS/Handout via REUTERS

Is the universe's expansion slowing? New data raises questions

Michaela Benthaus, an engineer for the European Space Agency (ESA), has flown to space in a trip conducted by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company on 15 December, 2025 Photo: DW

German engineer becomes first wheelchair user to visit space

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off, carrying NASA's Crew-10 astronauts to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on 14 March 2025. Photo: Reuters

Does Bangladesh need a space industry?

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Is this the first glimpse of dark matter?

A detailed digital illustration of a large, blue, futuristic capital spaceship orbiting a planet, with the text 'BY THE NUMBER' in the top-left corner.

Who spent the most days in space? 

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Chinese astronauts stranded in space after suspected debris strike

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

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