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A view of Earth rising over the moon from the Orion capsule

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Amazing image of crescent Earth rising over the moon captured by Orion

The Orion capsule has made its closest pass above the surface of the moon and begun its journey back to Earth, capturing astonishing views of our planet on the way

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Growing off-world diversity is making space for everyone

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Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are nearly done with the LSST Camera, the world's largest digital camera ever built for astronomy. Roughly the size of a small car and weighing in at three tons, the camera features a five-foot wide front lens and a 3,200 megapixel sensor that will be cooled to -100??C to reduce noise. Once complete and in place atop the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Simonyi Survey Telescope in Chile, the camera will survey the southern night sky for a decade, creating a trove of data that scientists will pore over to better understand some of the universe's biggest mysteries, including the nature of dark energy and dark matter. (Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

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Astronomers have unveiled the world’s largest digital camera

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Electron microscope image of the new aluminium alloy

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Aluminium alloy could boost spacecraft radiation shielding 100-fold

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Human hibernation is a real possibility – this is how it might work

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Why we should go back to the moon – and this time to build a home

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Composite of the Juno spacecraft near Europa

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Juno spacecraft prepares for close encounter with icy moon Europa

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Artist's impression of CubeSats orbiting Earth.

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Swarm of light-sail spacecraft could be propelled by laser on the moon

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Artist's concept pf Perseverance rover

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NASA made enough oxygen on Mars to last an astronaut for 100 minutes

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JWST’s images of the cosmos should be for all, not just astronomers

Some scientists are unhappy about the James Webb Space Telescope's data being made public immediately, but these stunning images should be for everyone, says Jacob Aron

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China prepares to launch laboratory module to Tiangong space station

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ESA’s lunar rovers complete simulated moon trials on Mount Etna

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Update – NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to the moon

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How lessons learned from space exploration could feed the world

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