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James Webb Space Telescope : Pillars of creation

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2024 review: Stunning JWST images that reveal the beauty of space

In 2024 the James Webb Space Telescope released stunning new images of the beauty of space, here are the best

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Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

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Why Kelly and Zach Weinersmith are sceptical about a future on Mars

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How a space elevator could make trips to the moon affordable for all

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The RAVEN robot, which can jump up and take flight like a bird

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Flying robot leaps upwards and then takes to the air like a bird

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These are the most mind-melting physics discoveries of 2024

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Exoplanet plate tectonics: A new frontier in the hunt for alien life

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Super-bright black holes could reveal if the universe is pixelated

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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Robotic pigeon reveals how birds fly without a vertical tail fin

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The scene of a black hole devouring a spaceship, digital painting, 3D illustration.

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This bold, experimental slice of deep-space sci-fi is just brilliant

In Adam Roberts's Lake of Darkness, two spaceships meet to study a black hole. Their research comes to an abrupt halt, however, when crew members start dying horribly, says Emily H. Wilson

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Millions of phones create most complete map ever of the ionosphere

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Space

Orbital wins the Booker prize: “I see it as a kind of space pastoral"

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Space

A new life on Mars? Expect toxic dust, bad vibes and insects for lunch

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Why does our universe have something instead of nothing?

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