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Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars

Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets

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New Scientist recommends Brian Cox's new series, Solar System

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Bacteria on the space station are evolving for life in space

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The crew will attempt the first commercial spacewalk with SpaceX-designed extravehicular activity suits, upgraded from the current intravehicular suit.

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Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong

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How to turn most of the CO2 an astronaut exhales into fresh oxygen

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Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration

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2XGTH8A In this image from video provided by NASA, astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore give a news conference aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (NASA via AP)

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The Starliner stranding shows why NASA was wise to have a backup plan

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Illustration of NASA's Europa Clipper passing Europa

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Sam Howell: ‘One day we might look for life directly on Europa’

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Critics of the International Space Station are missing the point

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Astronaut inside the International Space Station using the combustion rack

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Five of the most important International Space Station experiments

From artificial retinas to ageing mice, here are five of the most promising results from research performed on the ISS – and what they might mean for humans on Earth and in space

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Inside NASA’s ambitious plan to bring the ISS crashing back to Earth

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Inside NASA’s ambitious plan to bring the ISS crashing back to Earth

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The 60mm2 wafer that could work as a light sail

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Wafer-thin light sail could help us reach another star sooner

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Earth viewed from the moon

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Moon bases will need to be 3 metres underground to avoid radiation

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Wireframe view of the east and west walls, and floor, of the Mare Tranquillitatis pit

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Deep pit on moon may be entrance to cave that could act as lunar base

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