The unexpectedly watery moons of our Solar System may be friendlier to life than we thought
Secret oceans on the moons Enceladus and Ganymede were discovered within days of each other, reshaping our belief that the…
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Dead stars and deep secrets: we are still in the dark when it comes to black holes
Despite Einstein and Hawking, we still know very little about black holes.
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Bright lights and the possibility of life add mystery to Nasa’s Ceres mission
With only days to go before the first probe goes into orbit around this surprisingly interesting dwarf planet, further mysteries…
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People, please don’t go to Mars – you’ll die
The Red Planet is bad for humans in all kinds of ways, and being first there may be little consolation…
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Is there life on Jupiter’s ice moon?
If only politics worked half as well as space exploration.
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Who would win in a fight, a trillion lions or the Sun?
A trillion lions fired into space could make Mars into an oasis, plus other things you can do with a…
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ESA’s elusive Mars lander Beagle2 discovered – but how?
Eureka! We've found Beagle2 – now, where did Philae go?
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Curiosity sniffs farts on Mars, could mean extinction of humanity
Fluctuations in methane gas in the Martian atmosphere, detected by the Curiosity rover, could mean that there's life living below…
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Orion, Nasa’s next-gen Mars rocket, launches on first successful test flight
Major milestone passed as part of ongoing plan to land humans on Mars by 2030.
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Beware air pirates, be nice to Martians: lessons from the dawn of British sci-fi
Critic’s Notes by Mark Lawson.
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Dark energy vs dark matter: a battle of two cosmic monsters
Michael Brooks’s Science Column.
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The problem with keeping the Earth cool with space mirrors and fake volcanic eruptions
Reflecting heat back into space, seeding the ocean with iron, simulating the effects of volcanic dust - the problem with…
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Made in space: Sending 3D printers into orbit
The ESA wants to test a 3D printer in orbit because this is likely to be the best place and…
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Take me to your MEP: Rosetta shows Britain at its best working with the EU
The European Space Agency shows what Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and 10 other European countries can achieve working together.
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Space incorporated: lessons from the deadly Virgin Galactic crash
Governments are setting their sights on missions to Mars and the moon but private companies are focused on shorter excursions…
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Rosetta, Philae and the comet: what you need to know about today’s historic space mission
Some background while we wait for the ESA's probe to touch down on the comet's surface.
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Psycho lizards from Saturn: The godlike genius of David Icke!
The latest iteration of Icke’s meta-narrative involves the Archons, an ancient race of reptilian psychopaths who have hijacked our perception…
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68 Days Later: why the Mars One mission would end in disaster
A team from MIT estimated how long it would take for the mission to experience its first fatality. The answer:…
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Billion people hold their breath as India becomes the first Asian country to reach Mars
Mars has become the destination of choice for ambitious space agencies and nations. Now India is among that group.
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Martian skies get busier with arrival of two new probes
It's a boom period for study of the Red Planet - space agencies can't stop sending probes and robots there.…
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