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India's Chandrayaan-2 missions takes off

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India has launched its Chandrayaan 2 mission to the moon

India launched its second moon mission on 22 July. The mission will place a lander and rover near the moon’s south pole, a promising site for human exploration

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Man on the moon? Why we said Apollo 11 was an empty, obsessional quest

Space

Man on the moon? Why we said Apollo 11 was an empty, obsessional quest

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Apollo 11 looks like yesterday in new TV show using restored footage

Apollo 11 looks like yesterday in new TV show using restored footage

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Space

India’s moon mission Chandrayaan 2 delayed just before launch

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An artificial limb is driven by two fiber-based muscles actuated via a heat gun.

Technology

Superstrong artificial muscle can lift 1000 times its own weight

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James Lovelock standing near the sea at Chesil Beach

Humans

James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

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Space

India is about to launch a lander and rover to the moon’s south pole

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In this picture taken on July 10, 2019 a man walks past a screen displaying a computer-generated image of the Hayabusa2 probe, during a news broadcast at Akihabara district in Tokyo. - Japan's Hayabusa2 probe landed successfully on a distant asteroid for a final touchdown on July 11, 2019, hoping to collect samples that could shed light on the evolution of the solar system

Space

Hayabusa 2 lands on distant asteroid and collects another sample

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Astronaut

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The moon race was about short-termism and control – we can do better

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Green Film Festival

Humans

Don't miss: Green films, rare plants and a cosmos tour

This week, watch how to save the world, explore what we're losing, then contemplate the heavens

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Quiz: How good is your knowledge of the moon?

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Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded space travel firm

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Future moon missions probably won't carry astronauts - here's why

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Apollo 11 space mission: Diabolically hard practice got us to the moon

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