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What our attempts to communicate with alien civilisations say about us

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What our attempts to communicate with alien civilisations say about us

From serious efforts to declare our presence to extraterrestrial civilisations to daft publicity stunts, we have been sending messages to space for decades. What should a new postcard to the stars say?

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Orion splashdown

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Watch Orion capsule splash down as NASA’s Artemis I mission ends

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Splashdown of Orion

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NASA’s Artemis I mission has ended as Orion splashed down on Earth

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Image description: An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope deployed in space. The telescope has a large mirror made of hexagons that are being illuminated by the galaxy being observed. Otherwise the top side of the telescope is in the dark. The underside is being lit by the sun. The telescope is set against a starry background.

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JWST has broken the record for most distant galaxy ever confirmed

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Marine sciences must cast off an imperial legacy of ocean exploitation

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Marine sciences must cast off an imperial legacy of ocean exploitation

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A view of Earth rising over the moon from the Orion capsule

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Amazing image of crescent Earth rising over the moon captured by Orion

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Clouds on Titan over 36 hours between November 4 and November 6, 2022, as seen by JWST (left) and Keck (right)

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JWST has taken pictures of clouds on Saturn’s moon Titan

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NASA's Jett3 Lunar analogue mission in the Arizona Desert

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Artemis astronauts prepare for future moon missions in Arizona desert

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Growing off-world diversity is making space for everyone

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ispace lunar lander

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Japanese firm ispace is racing to put first private lander on the moon

The Japanese Hakuto-R lander is vying to be the first privately funded spacecraft to land on the moon

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ESA's new astronauts include former Paralympian runner John McFall

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NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon

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Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023

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JWST sees a stunning hourglass of light around a still-forming star

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