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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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Who's heading to the Moon with a Japanese fashion billionaire?

The fashion tycoon announced the star-studded eight member space crew over Twitter.

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Unseen photos of the last Moon walk, 50 years ago

In 1972, Apollo 17 was the final mission to put a human on the Moon. Newly remastered images bring that trip to life.

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Giant radio telescope to be based in Australia and South Africa

Construction gets underway in Australia and South Africa of a network of antennas which together will form the world’s largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.

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James Webb takes most detailed look yet at an exoplanet's atmosphere

NASA announced the game-changing, first-ever full reading of the atoms, molecules, and signs of active chemistry in an exoplanet's atmosphere.

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Diversity in space: ESA announces first 'parastronaut'

ESA's new class of astronauts includes a Paralympic athlete - a first for any major space agency - and two women.

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Artemis launch brings us one giant leap closer to a return to the Moon

The launch of the unmanned test flight is a critical step in landing humans back on the Moon for the first time in half a century.

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Why is NASA sending ovarian cells and a 3D bioprinter into space?

Taking place in orbit around the planet, these science experiments carried out in space could change life on Earth.

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Watch: Dramatic scenes as a total lunar eclipse is seen

Millions of people across the world were able to see a total lunar eclipse, which was visible throughout North America, across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific.

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Newly spotted 'planet killer' asteroid could one day threaten Earth

Called 2022 AP7, it's over 1 km wide and the largest potentially hazardous asteroid found in the last eight years, say astronomers.

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In pictures: The Earth and Moon captured by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft

The spacecraft is on a 12-year journey to capture the diversity and mystery of asteroids.

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New study finds life could be dormant under Mars' surface

A new study has found that there’s a good chance we'll find life on Mars buried under the planet’s surface hundreds of millions of years ago.

Europe Decoded

Europe's space sector hesitates between independence and cooperation

The European Space Forum 2022 takes place this week in Brussels.

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NASA expert panel begins landmark study into UFOs

US defence officials say there have been around 400 UFO sightings documented by military observers.

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Rare red northern lights are seen in Finland

Mesmerising northern lights were seen around the Arctic Circle in Finland on the evening of 22 October 2022.

USA

Italy's first woman astronaut lands safely back on Earth

Four astronauts have returned to earth in a SpaceX capsule following a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

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Out of this world: Floating solar farm could power a million homes

As Europe struggles through the energy crisis, some scientists are looking to space.

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NASA's DART mission hailed a success as asteroid nudged off course

It's the first time humanity has altered the motion of a natural body in space.

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NASA’s asteroid crash mission has created a 10,000 km debris trail

The DART mission was testing whether a spacecraft could be used to nudge an asteroid off course.

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Barbie goes to space: how did space travel become un-chic?

Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, has taken a Barbie doll to space. 50 years ago that would have been the chicest thing ever. What happened?