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The Luna 25 mission ahead of launch

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Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mission

Russia's first lunar mission in nearly 50 years is designed to land near the moon’s south pole and is being viewed as an attempt to show that the country can still compete in the international space industry

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Mother-daughter pair Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers from Antigua and Barbuda, and Jon Goodwin, a former Olympic canoeist from the UK, passengers on Virgin Galactic-02

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Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourists

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What would really happen if you landed on an asteroid?

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A lime green circle with an oblong purple ring around it in space

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The Ring Nebula glows green in a stunning new JWST image

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Aft Skirt Being Lowered into the Shuttle Gallery. From July 20, 2023 Space Shuttle Endeavour

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See the tricky logistics behind displaying the shuttle Endeavour

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Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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Full length photo of astronaut in space suit and helmet on Mars walking away from the camera towards a dust storm in the distance, red orange all around

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In Light-Years There's No Hurry review: Embracing a cosmic perspective

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This artist concept portrays the star PDS 70 and its inner protoplanetary disc

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Water seen in young planet system shows Earth may have always been wet

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

From 2001: A Space Odyssey to WALL-E, Erika Nesvold picks her favourite sci-fi films set in space (and explains why E.T. missed out)

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JWST may have spotted enormous stars powered by dark matter

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Bizarre portal-like ‘ring wormholes’ could let you time travel

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India's Chandrayaan-3 launches to explore moon's water-rich south pole

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JWST celebrates first year of science with awesome star-forming image

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