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Planned moon landings could pelt orbiting spacecraft with dusty debris

The large landing vehicles planned for NASA’s upcoming moon missions could throw up large amounts of dust from the lunar surface, posing a possible danger to orbiters

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JWST has spotted a water vapor plume shooting out from the southern pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Space

JWST has spotted an enormous plume of water coming out of Enceladus

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NASA's group that studies UAPs is holding its first public meeting

Space

NASA’s UFO team discusses its findings publicly for the first time

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We are finally closing in on the cosmic origins of the “OMG particle”

Space

We are finally closing in on the cosmic origins of the “OMG particle”

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The material glows green under force

Chemistry

3D-printed material glows green under pressure or friction

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Read an extract from The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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Read an extract from The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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Justin Cronin on the books, films and TV that inspired The Ferryman

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Justin Cronin on the books, films and TV that inspired The Ferryman

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Why sending messages to extraterrestrials is controversial

Space

Why sending messages to extraterrestrials is controversial

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Space

Lab imitations of the unobservable cosmos can be genuinely insightful

Leader

Milky Way. Night sky and silhouette of a standing man

Space

Questions I dread: How did the universe begin, and what is space-time?

As a theoretical cosmologist, you would think I'd welcome the chance to answer these questions - but it isn't clear this is an inquiry that physics can answer, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Life

Foraging for wild garlic: how, when and what to watch out for

Regulars

Life

Let science guide horse welfare, not misguided, overemotional protest

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Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

Culture

Physics

To create a wormhole that doesn't collapse, you need exotic matter

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