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Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory
True photographic memory is yet to be proved but some people have a very rare condition…
More people are going to space, but diversity is still grounded
Auctions and competitions are set to open access to space more than ever before, but civilians…
Crewed lunar mission must launch by 2025 to avoid deadly solar storms
Space weather conditions are set to take a turn for the worse midway through the 2020s,…
China's Zhurong Mars rover takes its first photos from the surface
The first images from China’s Zhurong Mars rover show a successful landing on the surface of…
Star cluster lurking in the shadows may help explain galactic mystery
Astronomers haven’t seen many huge stellar gatherings in our galaxy’s inner reaches, but a new study…
Odd radio circle in space may be supermassive black hole merger
Astronomers have detected another mysterious signal called an Odd Radio Circle, one of just 5 ever…
Did you know? Laughing gas may have ended the last glacial period
Laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, has 300 times the heat-trapping capability of carbon dioxide …
Europa’s icy shell may have pockets of water that could support life
Pockets of liquid water in the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa may last only tens…
Project Hail Mary review: Andy Weir conjures a new tale of space peril
In the latest sci-fi novel from The Martian author, Andy Weir, an unlikely duo battle to…