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Leaving our world two ways is cool, but people are getting hurt
Leaving our world seems to be a focus for humanity. We are either burying ourselves in immersive environments or heading for outer space. Read more…
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The James Webb telescope is now deployed – so let’s talk hair and sex
What has the James Webb telescope got to do with haircuts and sex in space, you ask? More than you might think. Read more…
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Space junk is bad and made much worse by countries destroying satellites
Space junk is already a huge problem. It is made worse when countries blow up old satellites as part of a test of just how great they are. Read more…
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Richard Branson goes to space on Virgin Galactic, also comes back
Virgin Galactic launches its rocket plane with a full complement of space travelers for the first time, including Richard Branson. Read more…
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Voyager 1 is 43 years old, 22 billion km away and can still phone home
Voyager 1 is about to have its 45th birthday. It was launched in 1977 and we should celebrate an extraordinary achievement. Read more…
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Space might be the final frontier – it is certainly the most dangerous
Space is extraordinarily dangerous. You might liken it to those 16th and 17th century ships in a raging storm. But that has nothing on space. Read more…
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Mars is becoming the centre of attention but what are we hoping for?
This month three missions to Mars will arrive around or on the red planet. This will add to the resources currently observing the planet. Read more…
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DNA may be the answer to survival on the other side of the Universe
DNA is extraordinary. It can tell us who we are, it can tell us where we came from and soon it will be able to tell us our entire family tree. Read more…
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The sun is entering a more active period and we are there to take a look
The sun is the central point of our solar system and yet we are only just beginning to understand how it works. It could be really useful. Read more…
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A new superhighway in our solar system could be our way out
Scientists have discovered a superhighway in our solar system that can increase the speed we could travel through space exponentially. Read more…
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A Galactic Federation has been in touch, but doesn’t want to disturb us
A Galactic Federation has been in contact with US and Israeli authorities for a while, according to the Jerusalem Post. Read more…
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‘Success’! SpaceX Starship prototype explodes while attempting to land
SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land on Wednesday after an otherwise successful test launch. Read more…
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The human body goes haywire in space, should we even be going?
The human body does not do well in space. We are, let’s face it, a bit puny when it comes to conquering inhospitable environments. Read more…
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Water on the moon, carbon on an asteroid could turn science fiction to fact
The rather ‘coy’ announcement this week that there is more water on the moon than previously thought makes you wonder where this is going. Read more…
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The search for aliens is fine but are we looking in the wrong place?
The search for aliens is growing in pace. Some say that we are being readied for a ‘big reveal’. Others say that it is a bunch of ‘hooey’. Read more…
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It turns out the moon is not a balloon, it’s a person (or should be)
The moon has been attracting a lot of attention. Articles and reports are appearing presenting a range of ideas for our satellite. Read more…
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Those far away galaxies are very beautiful but how do we get there?
As new technology comes into play, amazing images of far away galaxies appear more often and we gaze in wonder at their beauty. Read more…
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DNA itself might hold the key to our future in space
DNA is something that we began to discover and understand at about the same time as we started to invent computers. Read more…
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Two questions about aliens – where are they and how do we find them
Questions about aliens have been around for as long as we gazed at the stars. Is there life out there and how do we talk to it? Read more…
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Getting to Mars will be stopped by health, not technology
You have to wonder if the successful launch of the two astronauts on the SpaceX vessel last weekend has brought us any closer to Mars. Read more…