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Largest vehicle sent from Earth will conduct experiments and prepare samples for future missions to bring back
Mission controllers receive radio signal soon after car-sized vehicle touches down on the Jezero crater
Most sophisticated vehicle ever sent to red planet will search for signs of life and prepare way for human visits
The investment moral is to buy glass makers before gas makers
John Angerson’s images ahead of an Endeavour Space Shuttle launch capture courage and camaraderie
The UAE Mars mission used the expertise of different ages, nationalities and backgrounds
Bloc grapples with moon missions, satellite upgrades and space junk
The country’s accelerating space programme raises concerns of an extraterrestrial arms race
‘I’m waiting in for a plumber’
Researchers insist that only alien lifeforms would explain their detection of phosphine
Microbes may be generating phosphine gas in planet’s upper atmosphere, researchers find
This intriguing collision of light-slurping titans was a cataclysmic event that defies convention
The International Space Station veteran on the new space economy, and what life in orbit taught her about humanity
Musk company completes 2-month test mission to International Space Station
World powers developing new generation of ‘Star Wars’ military assets, experts say
Unmanned flight is latest marker in ambitious programme to outpace the US in space
Images released by European Space Agency were taken 77m km away from Earth
From Japan to Singapore, space companies face financial and technical challenges
Recyclers turn to AI-powered robots to counter China’s plastic import ban; historians harness machine learning to solve ancient puzzles; and farmers pick high-tech robotics to help bring in the harvest
New frontiers are being opened up by a wave of innovation in space technology
SpaceX’s ‘cool stuff’ has been an inspiring distraction from Earthbound news
Elon Musk’s company opens up era of commercial activity in orbit
Two astronauts begin historic space flight in Crew Dragon capsule
The cost of getting into orbit are going down while the profit potential is going up
National grabs of lunar and celestial resources need to be resisted
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