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Space test dummies will measure female radiation risk for first time
Two mannequins designed to represent female bodies will measure radiation exposure on NASA’s Artemis I mission…
Meteorites on Mars may preserve evidence of ancient alien life
When meteorites land on Earth, microbes soon begin colonising them. If Mars once had life, microbes…
Mysterious gamma rays at centre of Milky Way could be from pulsars
A glow of gamma rays from within our galaxy has long puzzled astronomers, but now it…
Exocomets are probably born the same way as comets in our solar system
Observations of comets orbiting the star Beta Pictoris have revealed their range of sizes, which suggest…
Controversial claim that the universe is skewed could upend cosmology
Our understanding of the universe is underpinned by the cosmological principle: the assumption that, on the…
Rocket Lab briefly caught a falling rocket with a helicopter
In a world first, Rocket Lab caught its Electron rocket as it fell from space, using…
Rocket Lab is about to try catching a falling rocket with a helicopter
In a world first, Rocket Lab will attempt to catch its Electron rocket as it falls…
All four of the key DNA building blocks have been found in meteorites
We have now discovered all four building blocks of DNA in meteorite samples, suggesting that space…
How to spot Vega, the North Star of the future
The heavens wheel above us, but at least we can rely on the North Star, aka…