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UK announces plans for two spaceports that could see launches by 2021

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UK announces plans for two spaceports that could see launches by 2021

The UK is funding the development of spaceports in Scotland and Cornwall, but plans for US firms to launch small satellites could run afoul of US export laws

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Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

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Don't miss: amateur surgery, aqua-activism and a twisted Turing test

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Artist impression

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Trio of stars shows Einstein is still right about relativity

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Australia is launching a space agency, but what will it do?

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Artist's impression of a NASA habitat

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Colonists could use genetically modified bacteria to settle Mars

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Giant rocket simulator helps engineers tweak before first launch

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Crewed missions to the moon and Mars need dreamers and doers

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Team moon vs team Mars: the battle over the future of NASA

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Trump has directed the US military to establish a Space Force

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Trump has directed the US military to establish a Space Force

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Spiders can ‘fly’ because they make near-invisible paragliders

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Spiders can ‘fly’ because they make near-invisible paragliders

We’ve finally solved the mystery of how even fairly big spiders can take to the skies, and it turns out it’s because they make flying machines that can barely be seen with the naked eye

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CERN-inspired artwork HALO will make the invisible, visible

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Why Richard Branson's promises about space tourism are empty

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The New Horizons probe is awake and ready for its next flyby

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Cosmic cooperation is just what space exploration needs

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