Life
Giving astronauts tardigrade toughness will be harder than we hoped
The protein that protects tardigrade DNA from radiation and mutagenic chemicals was thought to be harmless, but can in fact have major downsides
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Space
NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation from the ISS
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Space
BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury’s secrets in 2026
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Space
Why we only recently discovered space is dark not bright
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Space
NASA’s first space photos restored in stunning detail
Regulars
Space
Why auroras are so much brighter and more easily visible recently
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Space
CPR in space could be made easier by chest compression machines
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Physics
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a giant dark matter detector
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Space
New Horizons images enable first test of interstellar navigation
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Technology
See the robot that may one day search for life on Jupiter’s icy moon
This prototype lander is collecting ice samples here on Earth, in the hope that it might help scientists peek at the ocean underneath Europa's frozen surface
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Space
A doe-eyed look at space exploration is inadequate for the zeitgeist
Culture
Technology
Inside the outlandish, futuristic dreams of the tech bros
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Space
We could make solar panels on the moon by melting lunar dust
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Space
NASA cut $420 million for climate science, moon modelling and more
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