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Robotic chemist discovers how to make oxygen from Martian minerals
A chemistry robot analysed meteorite samples and tested a range of catalysts, demonstrating a possible approach…
How asteroids can help us understand our place in the cosmos
Artist’s illustration of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system NASA The following…
Draconid meteor shower: How to see the Draconids this October 2023
A meteor seen from Northumberland, UK, during the Draconid display in 2021 PA Images/Alamy This year,…
ISS livestream: Watch a live link-up with astronaut Andreas Mogensen
Andreas Mogensen, former Imperial College London engineering student and current commander of the International Space Station…
Slicing the moon in half would be disastrous for Earth – but beautiful
It’s time to aim for the moon – and fire at will. In this episode of…
Is there a multiverse? The quantum experiment that could help find evidence of other universes
Yureisaito/Artgrab/Henvry/iStock FOR an experiment designed to help us find evidence of other universes, it looks surprisingly…
Two giant planets collided and vaporised in a distant star system
An illustration of the huge, glowing doughnut produced by planets colliding Mark Garlick A star system…
How the balloon analogy for an expanding universe is almost perfect
Irena Sowinska/Stockimo/Alamy MOST people have probably heard that the universe is expanding. Certainly New Scientist readers…
Samples from asteroid Bennu contain the key ingredients of life
A close-up of the sample collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft NASA We’ve had a first look…