Space Research

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UK-built spaceship prepares to set sail for Mercury

Plant hormone may be the key to farming in space

Robots, harpoons and nets: how we’ll clear our orbital rubbish

First moon outside Solar System discovered 8,000 light years away

Human stomach presents major obstacle to deep space travel

Key suspect stars identified in origin mystery of asteroid space invader

Nasa’s planet-hunting satellite discovers its first two alien worlds

ExoMars warns of radiation risks for Mars astronauts

British-built satellite launched to monitor the oceans

The technology behind Aeolus, ESA’s weather forecasting satellite – and why it was delayed for 10 years

Amazon spies opportunity in Chile to gather data from world’s largest telescopes

Space elevator project on the rise as Japanese scientists begin tests

ISS to monitor environmental changes on Earth after hyperspectral camera installed

Better weather forecasts expected using laser-equipped spacecraft

Nasa calls for renewed Moon exploration after finding frozen water at the poles

Microsoft founder’s space company unveils ambitious new rockets and cargo vehicle

Graphene launched into stratosphere to see if it can be used in space missions

Mars’ dust primarily spews from 1,000km-long reservoir, study finds

Government announces funding for UK spaceports to boost domestic sector

Blue Origin to launch tourists into space from next year

Virgin Galactic secures Italian space port as launch site for suborbital flights

Airbus designing Mars robot that will send soil samples back to Earth

IR detector bolted onto telescope to find distant planets

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