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Meow from Mars: NASA streams cat video from 30 million km away

Taters the orange tabby stars in the 15-second movie beamed to Earth using a laser transceiver in a test for future human space travel.

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ESA’s Cheops mission uncovers rare star system 100 light-years away

A European space mission found an orbitally resonant system, which tells astronomers about the formation and evolution of the planetary system.

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Clues to the origin of the Earth: Asteroid sample comes to UK museum

Is the key to life on Earth contained within a teaspoon of black asteroid dust that's arrived in London? Scientists at the Natural History Museum hope they can unlock the answer.

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Suspected meteorite strike in France after car found with hole in roof

The fire department in Strasbourg, France, said it suspected "the fall of a stellar body" as the culprit.

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Sand clouds and water vapour detected in exoplanet's atmosphere

Astronomers studied the atmosphere of an exoplanet using the James Webb Space Telescope.

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A first folio of Shakespeare's plays is displayed 400 years on

The collected works were printed and published by two fellow actors and friends of William Shakespeare in 1623.

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Culture Re-View: How Laika become the most famous dog outside of Earth

3 November 1957: Laika becomes the first dog in orbit

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Chinese astronauts return to Earth after Tiangong space station stay

Three astronauts spent six months on China’s permanently crewed space station.

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ESA is returning to the asteroid nudged off its orbit last year

A new ESA mission is heading back to the asteroid nudged off course when it crashed a spacecraft onto its surface last year.

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Scientists train astronauts to solve health emergencies in space

From ultrasound technology to pioneering surgical techniques in microgravity, radiology could play a major role in space medicine.

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In pictures: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse seen across Americas

Here is a look at the "ring of fire" solar eclipse that swept through the Americas over the weekend.

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Massive solar space farm could be orbiting above the Earth by 2035

The company says the solar space technology would produce more renewable energy than terrestrial equivalents.

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Scientists discover what happens when two giant ice planets collide

Researchers were caught by surprise when they observed what they believe to be the aftermath of two giant planets colliding.

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Satellite TV company receives world first fine for space junk

The US Federal Communications Commission has said it could "pose orbital debris concerns" for other satellites.

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Signs of life? James Webb reveals more about exoplanet’s atmosphere

Astronomers are hunting for signs of life elsewhere in the universe - and planet K2-18 b is of particular interest.

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Black holes may be lurking closer to Earth than previously thought

The closest black hole to Earth was thought to be 1,560 light-years away - but a new study suggests there could be one around 150 light-years away.

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Nishimura: How to see the new comet in Europe before it disappears

Only discovered in August, comet Nishimura is currently passing the Earth for the first time in more than 400 years.

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Astronauts safely return to earth after space mission

The international crew of four astronauts spend 186 days in orbit before landing in the Atlantic sea off the coast of Florida

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Latest SpaceX crew successfully docked at International Space Station

The latest SpaceX crew-7 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday. Aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft, were four astronauts representing four different countries.

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Culture Re-View: Why is Pluto not a planet anymore?

24 August 2006: There’s one less planet in the sky.