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An artist's impression of Orion re-entering Earth's atmosphere

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SpaceX aims to let astronauts avoid a radio blackout during re-entry

When spacecraft re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, friction heats them up and creates a plasma sheath that stops communications – but SpaceX thinks its Starlink satellites could solve the problem

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Super Earths that seem to have oceans may actually be covered in magma

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Theory of everything and geometry

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Why physicists are rethinking the route to a theory of everything

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Why it takes so much work to grow plants in space

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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket

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Starship launch: Next SpaceX flight test is expected this month

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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JWST has taken extraordinary images of 19 nearby spiral galaxies

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Japan's rolling and hopping lunar rovers send back images of the moon

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Chickpeas grown in moon dust for the first time

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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it's having problems

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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it's having problems

The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface intact, but its solar panels aren't working so it is running on batteries

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Why the Peregrine moon lander was burned up in Earth's atmosphere

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Japan’s SLIM lander is about to touch down on the surface of the moon

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Prototype rocket engine burns itself up for fuel as it flies

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NASA is delaying its Artemis missions to the moon

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