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Rocket Lab plans to catch falling first-stage rockets in mid-air for reuse

Astronauts on long space missions could suffer radiation-induced neural problems

Milky Way more ‘warped’ than previously believed

Solar sail space propulsion proved as Lightsail 2 increases orbital high point

Distant black-hole-orbiting star confirms key test of Einstein’s theory of relativity

Rebooting Moon travel: taking the next lunar step

Construction on $1.4bn telescope stopped by local Hawaiians on religious grounds

Apollo 11 and us: pioneering the man-machine interface

To boldly go: the history of space exploration

UK Space Agency bids to develop comms system for future Moon base

Big Screen: Are space ships really possible?

Japanese probe lands on distant asteroid to collect sample for study

Deep-space observatory prepares for lift-off

‘Those words of Armstrong will be with us forever’: David Whitehouse, ‘Apollo 11: The Inside Story’

ESA develops hopping robot space probe

Jodrell Bank added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Electrically propelled satellites more susceptible to radiation damage, study suggests

Nasa launching life-hunting drone to Saturn’s moon Titan

Nasa opens Moon rock collection for scientific study

Mars methane mystery deepens as major spike renews hints at life

Human sperm remains viable in microgravity, paving the way for space colonisation

SpaceX to launch ‘sun sail’ spacecraft

Magnetically charged particles at night, astronomers’ delight

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