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DARPA's hypersonic Phantom Express spaceplane gets sign off to be built

Technology

DARPA's hypersonic Phantom Express spaceplane gets sign off to be built

Libby Plummer

WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for May 23

Technology

WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for May 23

WIRED Insider

Beyond Pluto: Nasa's next New Horizon target is its biggest mystery yet

Nasa

Beyond Pluto: Nasa's next New Horizon target is its biggest mystery yet

James Temperton

Stephen Hawking believes we have 100 years left on Earth – and he's not the only one

Science

Stephen Hawking believes we have 100 years left on Earth – and he's not the only one

Bonnie Christian

A 'cold spot' in our Universe could reveal clues about alternate realities

Space

A 'cold spot' in our Universe could reveal clues about alternate realities

Abigail Beall

You can now send your loved one's ashes into orbit on a SpaceX rocket

Space

You can now send your loved one's ashes into orbit on a SpaceX rocket

Abigail Beall

'Second Earth' Proxima b could support alien life after all

Space

'Second Earth' Proxima b could support alien life after all

Abigail Beall

Watery exoplanet suggests we may never find another solar system like ours

Space

Watery exoplanet suggests we may never find another solar system like ours

Abigail Beall

Hidden system of 'volcanic plumbing' could be creating lava waves on Jupiter's moon Io

Space

Hidden system of 'volcanic plumbing' could be creating lava waves on Jupiter's moon Io

Abigail Beall

Take a trip on Cassini as it dives through Saturn's rings in this Nasa video

Nasa

Take a trip on Cassini as it dives through Saturn's rings in this Nasa video

Abigail Beall

Behold the metre-high LEGO Apollo Saturn V rocket made from 1,969 pieces

Culture

Behold the metre-high LEGO Apollo Saturn V rocket made from 1,969 pieces

Alexandra Simon-Lewis

Watch SpaceX's spy mission rocket land in these stunning new videos

SpaceX

Watch SpaceX's spy mission rocket land in these stunning new videos

Matt Burgess

Time travel is mathematically possible, but don't expect it anytime soon

Physics

Time travel is mathematically possible, but don't expect it anytime soon

Abigail Beall

It's much easier to make bricks out of Martian soil than we thought

Space

It's much easier to make bricks out of Martian soil than we thought

Abigail Beall

The UK's lack of STEM skills is a 'national crisis' – and it's only going to get worse after Brexit

Space

The UK's lack of STEM skills is a 'national crisis' – and it's only going to get worse after Brexit

Bonnie Christian

Cassini unlocks the secrets of how the Sun's immense magnetic field covers the Solar System

Space

Cassini unlocks the secrets of how the Sun's immense magnetic field covers the Solar System

Abigail Beall

Neil deGrasse Tyson on alien life, Nasa's future and why he doubts humans will ever walk on Mars

Space

Neil deGrasse Tyson on alien life, Nasa's future and why he doubts humans will ever walk on Mars

Emma Bryce

Astronomers discover mysterious purple 'aurora' light...and name it Steve

Space

Astronomers discover mysterious purple 'aurora' light...and name it Steve

Abigail Beall

These images of alien worlds are not as they seem

Design

These images of alien worlds are not as they seem

Bonnie Christian

This is the one! Super-Earth 40 light years away is our 'best chance of finding alien life yet'

Space

This is the one! Super-Earth 40 light years away is our 'best chance of finding alien life yet'

Abigail Beall