How space got boring
As the Polaris Dawn mission takes astronauts farther from Earth than anyone has been in 50 years, the public is…
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Discover our collection of articles, providing fascinating insights into space exploration and the wonders of the universe.
The definitive account of the Challenger disaster
Adam Higginbotham’s Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space is a gripping and nuanced…
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Elon Musk’s death drive
The tech billionaire built a world that he could rule – then allowed it to destroy him.
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Tim Peake’s Q&A: “Most of my career has been about how to manage risk”
The astronaut on the work of Carlo Rovelli, Star Wars and what he would say to Leonardo da Vinci.
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Carlo Rovelli: “Einstein made more mistakes than anyone”
The theoretical physicist on the mysteries of the universe.
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Richard Branson’s ship of fools
Is the Virgin Galactic founder a pioneer or an egotist?
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So is the US government hiding aliens or what?
And if so, isn’t that actually quite comforting?
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The politics of the new space race
Tim Marshall’s The Future of Geography shows how great powers – and Elon Musk – are looking to the stars…
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UK Space Agency security chief: “Space is a ubiquitous enabler for modern life”
Stephen Straughan discusses how a major cyberattack on space-based services could cause chaos.
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Orbiting debris is making satellite missions uninsurable
More than six decades of exploration have left space with a problem: trash.
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To realise political unity, humankind must look to the starry heavens
Nasa’s James Webb telescope reminds us how astronomy has shaped the modern world.
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“The space economy will be huge”: the woman helping to keep Britain in the new space race
Philippa Davies, head of engineering at Reaction Engines, is helping build the technology behind a new economy.
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J is for Jeff Bezos: The sky was no longer the limit for the billionaire flying high on Amazon’s pandemic bounce
“Best day ever!” cried the Amazon founder when he returned from his space flight.
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Why the billionaire space race is the colonial fantasy reborn
The quest by the super-rich to conquer outer space is a deluded attempt to sidestep the political conflicts and ecological damage…
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The Batman complex: why billionaires need to stop seeing themselves as superheroes
The human race won’t be saved by space travel, but by far less headline-grabbing interventions.
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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 first images of a black hole are a moving reminder of our collective vulnerability
For years, black holes have occupied a curious place, long straddling the line between science and science fiction. They’ve been…
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What if the same force that created civilisation is the thing most likely to destroy it?
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Robin Ince: Stephen Hawking made science relatable – why is it still so misunderstood?
We need more science and scientists in popular culture, so that children don’t give up on it as only for “boffins”.
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