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ESA director-general outlines plan to develop independent human launch capability within a decade
Shenzhou-16 mission precedes plans to land taikonauts on Moon by 2030
Does the satellite industry actually need the enormous capacity that SpaceX has to offer?
Failure to separate from booster leads to setback for Elon Musk-led company building spacecraft capable of flying to Mars
Mission represents important step in billionaire’s quest to take humans to Mars
Complex mission will search for signs of ocean life on icy moons close to solar system’s biggest planet
Decade-long effort was source of national pride and meant to be symbol of technological prowess
Astrobiologists believe simple organisms pervade the universe but advanced civilisations are extremely rare
The Henry Mance Interview | The British astronaut is convinced that humans will live on the Red Planet
New series hosted by a former pop star goes back to 1991 and the collapse of the USSR
Juice spacecraft’s ambitious 12-year voyage will observe Jupiter and three of its moons
US space agency’s test altered asteroid’s orbit by about 1%
As exploration booms, courses are teaching how to back innovation with business nous
Group unveiled as ministers agree to raise space spending by 17% over the next five years
Elon Musk’s fundraising skills are impressive but his ambitious goals may take longer than his timeline suggests
Uncrewed US spacecraft heads for lunar orbit in build-up to mid-decade astronaut landing
Data from two Nasa missions shows it may hold more subsurface ice than scientists previously thought
US space agency declares success in mission testing technology that could divert deadly objects
Nasa’s mission gives hope we can defend our planet but human nature and technology present risks of their own
Dart strikes target 11mn km away in test of new technology to protect Earth from future threats
New Shepard grounded until the US aviation regulator finishes an investigation of the incident
Last-minute scrub of Artemis rocket delays effort to return astronauts to lunar surface
We may be nostalgic about astronauts but our scientific abilities have leapfrogged our physical ones
By developing technology to remove debris, the Japanese company hopes to help shape space governance rules
Nasa’s translation of infrared light into colour is like making a digitally doctored photo of deep space
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