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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…
Don't miss: a bright mind, a dark future and crowd-sourced science
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…
Quantum weirdness could allow a person-sized wormhole to last forever
We were unsure if wormholes could exist long enough to allow a person through. Now calculations…
Plans for UK's first moon lander announced at New Scientist Live
A UK-based space start-up is planning to send the smallest rover ever to the moon in…
Plans for UK's first moon rover announced at New Scientist Live
A UK-based space start-up is planning to send the smallest rover ever to the moon in…