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Physics

Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole

Powerful telescopes are ready to reveal the vast black hole at the heart of our galaxy in all its glory. This is a big moment for astronomy, says Geraint Lewis

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Space

Was SpaceX launch about progress in space, or just a giant ad?

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Tiangong-1 space station

Space

China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change

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Space

Is Elon Musk's playboy space odyssey really the future we want?

Analysis

Tesla Roadster inside Falcon Heavy

Space

SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket for first time

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Space

Delicate solar panels of Martian lander are tested before launch

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Space

Seeing SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket take off for the first time

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Space

Google-sponsored race to the moon has ended without a winner

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Upstart Electron rocket has made it to orbit for the first time

Space

Upstart Electron rocket has made it to orbit for the first time

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The bright Cepheid variable star at the center of the image, RS Puppis, rhythmically brightens and dims

Physics

The universe still seems to be expanding faster than it ought to

The universe is expanding but our measurements of the rate are all over the place and they just got worse, so we can’t tell when the cosmos is going to die

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Space

We must accept more risks if we want space travel to take off

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Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket test is the start of a race to Mars

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Space

Cosmic couture: The urgent quest to redesign the spacesuit

Features

Physics

Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it

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