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A selfie taken in space by the crew of Inspiration4, including Christopher Sembroski, Jared Isaacman, Sian Proctor and Hayley Arceneaux

Space

SpaceX’s Inspiration4 marks a shift towards privacy for space tourists

The Inspiration4 mission was the first orbital space flight to carry only private passengers and was mostly not broadcast publicly, a surprising change from the space agency transparency

News

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Video

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021

Video

concept image of global satellite communications system

Space

UK night skies will be among worst hit by satellite megaconstellations

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Crew standing in front of rocket

Space

SpaceX is about to send the first ever all-amateur mission into orbit

News

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Space

Should we ban space weapons to stop the huge space junk problem?

Analysis

Ophiuchus constellation

Space

Mysterious cosmic rays spotted coming from ordinary stellar explosions

News

Solar panels in space

Space

Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039, claims report

News

Snake-like robot

Technology

Snake-like robot could explore Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus

News

Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

Space

From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

Culture

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Space

Comet’s dust trail could rain down on Venus this December

A comet approaching the sun from the outer solar system might sweep a trail of dust particles over the planet Venus when it swings into the inner reaches of our planetary neighbourhood this December

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Question

How fast does Earth spin?

Space

Who counts as an astronaut? Not Jeff Bezos, say new US rules

News

Space

World’s first commercial deep-space communications antenna opens in UK

News

Space

The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe

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