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Astronomers have found that galaxies separated by large distances appear to be linked with neighbouring galaxies,…

Blue Origin assembles space industry dream team to build moon lander

Jeff Bezos’ space flight company Blue Origin has announced three established companies from the space industry…

Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian

From memorious clothing to wasteless habitats, the reality of living on Mars is brought home at…

SpaceX plans to put more than 40,000 satellites in space

Documents show Elon Musk’s firm SpaceX wants to launch another 30,000 satellites – more than triple…

Strange sand dunes on Titan could be made by cosmic rays hitting ice

Saturn’s largest moon Titan has strange sand dunes that seem to be full of organic molecules,…

How to use the Orion constellation to find Sirius the dog star

Some of the sky’s brightest stars including Rigel and Betelgeuse are located in the iconic constellation…

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This week, see the world through Leonardo’s eyes, receive a post-apocalyptic education and discover how citizens…

Astronomer Royal: We're destroying the book of life before reading it

In a talk on energy policy, artificial intelligence and space exploration Astronomer Royal Martin Rees called…

NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics

A NASA engineer has published plans for an engine that could accelerate a rocket without using…