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NASA is planning a permanent moon base. What will it take to build it?
The US wants to build a long-term human outpost on the moon by around 2030. Here…
Why military forces see the moon as a new strategic priority
The US Space Force is already taking steps to protect future bases on the moon. Could…
Return to the moon: Why are we restarting human lunar exploration now?
NASA and SpaceX are among the key players leading a surge of missions to the moon,…
Weird ‘failed star’ seen blasting off its outer layers for first time
A brown dwarf – partway between a planet and a star – has been spotted engulfed…
Strange hexagonal diamonds found in meteorite from another planet
Diamonds found in four meteorites in north-west Africa probably came from an ancient dwarf planet, and…
JWST has caught hot stars destroying gas and dust in the Orion Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through the clouds of the Orion Nebula to spot…
Remastered Apollo images reveal hidden details of NASA lunar missions
Half a century after the last person walked on the moon, original imagery from the Apollo…
Huge satellite could outshine all stars and planets in the night sky
Astronomers are concerned that the BlueWalker 3 satellite, which will use an antenna the size of…
Juno spacecraft prepares for close encounter with icy moon Europa
A NASA probe will swoop to around 350 kilometres above Europa’s surface on 29 September, returning…