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What our attempts to communicate with alien civilisations say about us

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What our attempts to communicate with alien civilisations say about us

From serious efforts to declare our presence to extraterrestrial civilisations to daft publicity stunts, we have been sending messages to space for decades. What should a new postcard to the stars say?

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Orion splashdown

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Watch Orion capsule splash down as NASA’s Artemis I mission ends

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Splashdown of Orion

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NASA’s Artemis I mission has ended as Orion splashed down on Earth

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Image description: An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope deployed in space. The telescope has a large mirror made of hexagons that are being illuminated by the galaxy being observed. Otherwise the top side of the telescope is in the dark. The underside is being lit by the sun. The telescope is set against a starry background.

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JWST has broken the record for most distant galaxy ever confirmed

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A view of Earth rising over the moon from the Orion capsule

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Amazing image of crescent Earth rising over the moon captured by Orion

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Clouds on Titan over 36 hours between November 4 and November 6, 2022, as seen by JWST (left) and Keck (right)

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JWST has taken pictures of clouds on Saturn’s moon Titan

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Growing off-world diversity is making space for everyone

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ispace lunar lander

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Japanese firm ispace is racing to put first private lander on the moon

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John McFall

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ESA's new astronauts include former Paralympian runner John McFall

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Artemis I and the moon

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NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon

After blasting off on the enormous Space Launch System rocket, NASA's Orion capsule has flown within 130 kilometres of the lunar surface as it prepares to enter orbit

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Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023

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JWST sees a stunning hourglass of light around a still-forming star

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NASA’s enormous SLS rocket has launched to space for the first time

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Astronomers saw a distant supernova less than 6 hours after it blew up

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