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The audacious gamble on the James Webb Space Telescope’s giant foldable mirror has paid off
New pictures released as part of $10bn collaboration come as space agencies hail ‘dawn of a new era in astronomy’
Data from the Gaia observatory will help to reconstruct our galaxy’s evolution and predict its development
‘We are devastated … but we have something precious to preserve’
Nasa’s gamble to issue contract to private sector could herald a radical change in costs of living and working in space
A failure to regulate low Earth orbit could have disastrous consequences
Collapsed star located 25,000 light years from Earth identified using Event Horizon Telescope
Chief executive of Tesla and Space-X gives exclusive interview at Future of the Car conference
Dart planetary defence mission will inform future response to Armageddon-style threats
The cost of launching humans into space is hard to justify as unmanned trips get faster, cheaper and safer
Japanese prefecture famed for hot springs will be base for Virgin Orbit of the US
Sarah Al Amiri’s challenge was to build up the Gulf state’s small scientific community as fast as possible
If you can buy a home in the metaverse, why not on the moon?
Nato ministers and EU leaders are set to meet in Brussels this week
Q&A with the astronaut on gender equality, being on board the Space Station and being in a microgravity environment
Astronomers eager to make contact with alien life forms should consider whether they have the right to do so
Visualisation has become increasingly important in the telling and the understanding of stories
Scientists aim to image the earliest stars and probe the chemistry of planets across our galaxy
US financial conditions are near the most accommodative on record even with a more hawkish Fed
This is a time machine that will allow us to look back at our cosmic origins
This week, humanity will for the first time set out to move an object in the solar system
Tensions between Moscow and Washington rise as weaponisation of space escalates
Moscow maintains safety is its priority as Washington condemns ‘reckless and irresponsible behaviour’
Launch of commercial station to be called Orbital Reef eyed for latter half of this decade
The treaty governing extraterrestrial exploration and exploitation trails behind the plans of entrepreneurs
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