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Meet the Nasa hero saving Earth (and Mars) from alien invasion

Nasa

Meet the Nasa hero saving Earth (and Mars) from alien invasion

Eleanor Peake

This is Nasa’s plan to get 59 more trips out of its ageing space suits

Nasa

This is Nasa’s plan to get 59 more trips out of its ageing space suits

Abigail Beall

Nasa astronaut Sandra Magnus on space tourism: ‘We’re on the cusp of a very interesting experiment’

Science

Nasa astronaut Sandra Magnus on space tourism: ‘We’re on the cusp of a very interesting experiment’

James Temperton

Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'Say we find life that encodes identity in ways other than DNA... Oh my gosh'

Physics

Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'Say we find life that encodes identity in ways other than DNA... Oh my gosh'

James Temperton

We've not found aliens yet, so let's start listening for different signals

Space

We've not found aliens yet, so let's start listening for different signals

Abigail Beall

Tiny, elusive exomoons could be the key to finding alien life

Space

Tiny, elusive exomoons could be the key to finding alien life

Abigail Beall

Former SETI director Jill Tarter: ‘An alien signal isn’t coming to the US, it’s coming to planet Earth’

Space

Former SETI director Jill Tarter: ‘An alien signal isn’t coming to the US, it’s coming to planet Earth’

James Temperton

Everything you need to know about China's ambitious space plans

China

Everything you need to know about China's ambitious space plans

Abigail Beall

In 1770, a huge solar storm turned the skies of Asia red for two weeks

Space

In 1770, a huge solar storm turned the skies of Asia red for two weeks

Abigail Beall

As funding falls, the ISS may have to part-privatise to stay in orbit

Nasa

As funding falls, the ISS may have to part-privatise to stay in orbit

Abigail Beall

This bizarre stellar explosion goes against all we know about stars

Space

This bizarre stellar explosion goes against all we know about stars

Abigail Beall

If architects designed our life on Mars, it would look like this

Space

If architects designed our life on Mars, it would look like this

Vas Panagiotopoulos

Our solar system's first interstellar visitor is so hot it's glowing red

Space

Our solar system's first interstellar visitor is so hot it's glowing red

Abigail Beall

Old astronauts are spending years in space and we don't know what it's doing to their bodies

Space

Old astronauts are spending years in space and we don't know what it's doing to their bodies

Tina Amirtha

What would alien life be like on a planet with no day and night cycle?

Space

What would alien life be like on a planet with no day and night cycle?

Abigail Beall

Physicists detect gravitational waves as neutron stars collide

Physics

Physicists detect gravitational waves as neutron stars collide

Abigail Beall

We're closer than ever to finding the mysterious Planet Nine

Space

We're closer than ever to finding the mysterious Planet Nine

Abigail Beall

As China’s space station crashes to Earth, its Mars plans are in doubt

China

As China’s space station crashes to Earth, its Mars plans are in doubt

Abigail Beall

World View's sky-high launch is a big deal for the new space age

Space

World View's sky-high launch is a big deal for the new space age

Libby Plummer

Elon Musk's Big Fucking Rocket to Mars is his most ambitious yet

SpaceX

Elon Musk's Big Fucking Rocket to Mars is his most ambitious yet

Matt Burgess