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On Monday, all eyes will be on the moonless planet as it crosses the face of the Sun
Princeton’s James Peebles honoured alongside Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor of Geneva University
US enlists support from Japan and India for future space exploration
Our species has never been more invested in the scientific hunt for life elsewhere in the universe
Nuclear-armed state strives to match mounting extraterrestrial prowess on its borders
The Moon, Mars and orbiting colonies are all being explored as possible options
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Super-Earth 110 light-years away might have conditions to support life
Founder foresees a multibillion-dollar market for lunar transportation and exploration services
Scientists lose contact with Chandrayaan-2 landing vehicle a mile from the surface
Lisa Kaltenegger is among the scientists hoping to find evidence of life on worlds that orbit stars beyond our sun
Some tech bros can’t wait to get to the red planet. Others are focused on more immediate challenges
New Delhi seeks to cement its place among elite club of spacefaring nations
'The Martian' author Andy Weir says building a long-term lunar base is all about economics
It is time for another lunar landing that includes female astronauts
Renewed commercial involvement in lunar exploration could open up a big frontier for the sector
There’s no obvious reason to go to the moon. We went there because of an idea
It’s half a century since the launch of Apollo 11, the spacecraft that put the first…
Space is the place, if you’re extremely rich.
Technical glitch halts planned quest to land on Moon’s unexplored south pole
Emmanuel Macron announces new doctrine ahead of Bastille Day parade
Mission blasts crater on surface to gather rock samples after painstaking descent
Deal with Chamath Palihapitiya’s cash shell would value company at $1.5bn
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong’s one small step, the agency’s planners have new priorities
Britain seizes tanker suspected of carrying oil to Syria
