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Analysis of two major cosmic blasts deepens the mystery of where the universe’s ‘heavy’ elements come from.
The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two interests coexist?
You have the US space program to thank for some of the technology in your phone and laptop.
Solar storms can play havoc with electrical grids, satellites and railway lines.
Starliner is only the second vehicle to launch astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011.
The Starliner launched June 5 after several delays, making it the first commercial crew craft that’s not SpaceX’s Dragon to lift off.
New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.
It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.
The Perseverance rover has arrived at what’s thought to be an ancient shoreline on Mars.
There’s anxiety among space scientists following Nasa’s decision to rethink sample return mission from Mars.
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
Space exploration is not a waste of resources, but a source of technological and medical advances, a tool for climate monitoring and a source of educational inspiration for youth.
With wealth, charm and tactful leadership, John F. Kennedy set the standard for working toward the common good and decency in public discourse
A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.
An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.
The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.
Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Sterrenkenner, History & Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Science, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Hypersonic Aerodynamics, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
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Senior Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria and Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
