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In this handout photo provided by NASA, a landscape of mountains and valleys speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region
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Space

Whether you call it "outer space" or simply "space" — space is all around us, because space is basically the universe and everything in it, including planet Earth.

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People watch an eclipse with special protective glasses

Total solar eclipse 2024: A quick guide on what to expect

Total solar eclipse 2024: A quick guide on what to expect

North America will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. Find out how and where you can watch it.
ScienceApril 8, 2024
Illustration MMX Rover auf dem Marsmond Phobos

The IDEFIX rover and JAXA’s mission to the moons of Mars

The IDEFIX rover and JAXA’s mission to the moons of Mars

A Franco-German rover named after the heroic comic-book dog Idéfix is set to explore the Martian moon Phobos.
ScienceMarch 25, 202404:23 min
The silhouette of a tree against the night sky, above it the Milky Way is visible

Gaia telescope reveals new insights into Milky Way's history

Gaia telescope reveals new insights into Milky Way's history

The space telescope Gaia has discovered two streams of stars that helped form our galaxy more than 12 billion years ago.
ScienceMarch 21, 2024
A mock illustration of oil canisters in space

Falling space debris: How high is the risk I'll get hit?

Falling space debris: How high is the risk I'll get hit?

An International Space Station battery fell back to Earth and, luckily, splashed down harmlessly in the Atlantic.
ScienceMarch 8, 2024
American aerospace company Intuitive Machines launched its Odysseus moon lander from Cape Kennedy.

Private mission to the moon blasts off from Florida

Private mission to the moon blasts off from Florida

American aerospace company Intuitive Machines launched its Odysseus moon lander from Cape Kennedy.
ScienceFebruary 15, 202402:41 min
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What would happen to Earth’s orbit if the sun disappeared?

What would happen to Earth’s orbit if the sun disappeared?

This week's viewer question comes from Mike and Teresa C. in the USA.
ScienceFebruary 5, 202402:16 min
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Illustration of Japan's SLIM lander approaching the moon's surface with a light shining

Japan's SLIM 'Sniper' starts investigating the moon

The US and Russia landed on the moon. Decades later China and India did it. Japan now appears to have joined the group.
ScienceJanuary 29, 2024
Screengrab from the live feed of India's Chandrayaan-3 lander touching down softly on the moon

Why getting astronauts to the moon is tough in 2024

NASA's failed Artemis rocket launch is a good reminder that moon missions are as risky today as they were 60 years ago.
ScienceJanuary 10, 2024
A rocket flight above clouds towards space

Space exploration in 2024: 5 things to know

2024 is set to be an exciting year for space exploration. What's in store?
ScienceJanuary 1, 2024
Illustration of the European Space Station satellite facing two planets in the distance

Cheops finds key to billion year old exoplanet system

The European satellite has revealed the secrets of a rare planetary system that's puzzled scientists for years.
ScienceNovember 29, 2023
Aerial shot of the International Space Station with Earth below

International Space Station: 25 years of a safe space

A quarter century on and the ISS is still a place of peaceful collaboration for science. Here's what you need to know.
ScienceNovember 20, 2023
Lunar sample 72255, collected by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972, sitting on a metal plate

The moon is 40 million years older — explained

Scientists say lunar dust collected in 1972 shows the moon is older than they thought. Here's what you need to know.
ScienceOctober 24, 2023