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NASA unveils 'Mars' habitat for year-long experiments on Earth

Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand -- NASA unveils a new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for a year at a time to test what life will be like for future missions to Earth's neighbour.

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Artemis mission: Meet the astronauts flying to the Moon next year

The last time humans flew to the Moon was in 1972. This time around, a female and a Black astronaut will be part of the crew.

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Why is a Ukrainian Space company taking Russia to court for €530m?

CheZaRa, a Ukrainian company providing equipment for spacecraft, was all but destroyed during the Russian bombardment of Chernihiv. Now the company is suing for compensation. But sanctions on Russia mean it has had to think creatively.

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Humans on the Moon and Mars could live in homes made from potatoes

Scientists have created a new building material from potato starch which, with a pinch of salt, could help build houses on the Moon and Mars.

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Homes for alien life? Two moons of Uranus ‘may harbour active oceans’

Astrobiologists believe moons with active oceans could be potential homes for alien life.

Space

NASA is building James Webb's successor. This is what it will do

NASA's next big space telescope is under construction with help from ESA - and scientists hope it will answer questions about dark matter.

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NASA reveals new spacesuit design for its future Moon landing mission

The suits are not the final design but give a good idea of what NASA astronauts will wear when they land on the lunar surface.

Climate

Will drought and flooding get worse as temperatures rise?

‘Sharp’ increase in weather extremes correlates with warming climate, study shows.

Space

James Webb Telescope discovers six massive 'universe breaker' galaxies

They're far bigger than was believed possible for galaxies so soon after the dawn of the universe - leaving scientists stunned.

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New balloon capsule aims to float passengers to the edge of space

The company says it aims to "democratise space" by offering cheap, safe balloon flights high enough in the stratosphere to see the curve of the Earth.

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Humans on the Moon and Mars could live in homes 'grown' from mushrooms

With the help of NASA, architects are working on a prototype that uses a mixture of algae and fungi to "grow" houses on the Moon and Mars.

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Astronomers spot black hole whipping a star into a doughnut shape

It’s estimated that this sort of stellar shredding happens only a few times every 100,000 years in most galaxies

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Potentially habitable planet discovered 100 light years from Earth

The newly discovered planet is a similar size to Earth and is likely to be rocky, according to NASA.

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US-China space race: Can countries claim territory on the Moon?

China further develops its mighty space programme, which has made spectacular progress in the last twenty years.

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Test flights and lunar missions: What to expect in space in 2023

After a year that saw NASA’s successful Orion test flight, here's what to look forward to in space in 2023.

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Here’s why 2022 was a milestone year for space exploration

NASA’s moon mission finally got underway in a year jam packed with major steps forward in space exploration.

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‘My power’s really low’: InSight lander says final farewell from Mars

The InSight lander made new discoveries about the makeup of Mars.

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NASA's SWOT is tracking rising water levels to monitor climate change

NASA launched the first global water monitoring satellite, SWOT into orbit in hopes of tracking climate change.

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NASA's Orion arrives back to earth after landing in Pacific Ocean

Splashing down back onto earth. NASA's Artemis 1 moon ship successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean, ending a 25-day test flight to the moon and back.

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NASA's Orion capsule splashes down after historic Moon test mission

The successful mission now paves the way for a manned flyby mission around the Moon with the crew expected to be announced in early 2023.