“We must become multi-planetary”: Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on escaping Earth
The Italian astronaut on life in space, the importance of global cooperation, and why we must prepare for life on Mars.
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Lembit Öpik, Russian billionaires and sex in space: Inside the Congress of the world’s first space nation
Asgardia wants to be the world’s first space nation. By 2023, its citizens plan to establish their own laws, government and…
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Fifty years on, is there any point in returning to the moon?
In the five decades since Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, our philosophical reasons for going into…
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Fifty years on, is there any point in returning to the moon?
Going to the Moon is a bit like going south with Ernest Shackleton to the Pole, or rowing across the…
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Rocket man: why Jeff Bezos wants to take humans into space
“We’re going to build a road to space. And then, amazing things will happen”, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently announced…
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The new race for space
As China lands an uncrewed craft on the far side of the moon, humanity continues to look to space for…
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Space suicide: the sad but noble death of the Cassini probe
It’s not surprising that scientists and space geeks around the world will bid it adieu with a heavy heart.
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Lift-off: Nasa successfully launches its new probe Osiris-Rex
On course for asteroid Bennu, Osiris-Rex hopes to return material which will unfurl the mysteries surrounding the beginnings of the…
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