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Proxima B

Space

Getting to Proxima b might become an existential requirement

Current starshot ventures to get to our new neighbour are too expensive to be practical, but finding out more about the planet should be a high priority

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a yellow sail, a bit like a starfish

Space

Interstellar probes will be eroded on the way to Alpha Centauri

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stereo B

Space

NASA gets in touch with spacecraft two years after it vanished

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Contrails from planes

Earth

Chemtrails conspiracy theory gets put to the ultimate test

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China's quantum communications satellite launches

Space

China launches world's first quantum communications satellite

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The brightest stellar wildfire hosts impossibly huge stars

Space

The brightest stellar wildfire hosts impossibly huge stars

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A drone hovers in a forest

Technology

Expensive drones take flying lessons from cheaper stunt doubles

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Triple signal of ‘alien megastructure’ star baffles astronomers

Space

Triple signal of ‘alien megastructure’ star baffles astronomers

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rocket factory

Space

Inside NASA's towering rocket factory before deep space mission

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is making its atmosphere hotter

Space

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is making its atmosphere hotter

A mysterious hot spot in Jupiter's atmosphere may be caused by waves linked to its most famous feature

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Space

Bye bye Philae! Comet team to lose touch with lander for good

News

Space

Astronauts prepare for Mars mission at the bottom of the sea

News

Space

Six science fiction novels you should be reading

Culture

Space

No more space race rhetoric: it's not just about the US any more

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