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Mystery planets and strange orbits: what is lurking in the far reaches of our solar system?

Space

Mystery planets and strange orbits: what is lurking in the far reaches of our solar system?

Abigail Beall and Amelia Heathman

To the stratosphere and beyond! SolarStratos wants to fly a plane to the edge of space

Space

To the stratosphere and beyond! SolarStratos wants to fly a plane to the edge of space

James Temperton

Rare faint dwarf galaxy found lurking in the halo of the Milky Way

Space

Rare faint dwarf galaxy found lurking in the halo of the Milky Way

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

What is the EmDrive and why is it so controversial?

Physics

What is the EmDrive and why is it so controversial?

Eric Hutson

Nasa's 'impossible' EmDrive could work, study says

Transport

Nasa's 'impossible' EmDrive could work, study says

Matt Burgess

SpaceX seeks approval for huge satellite internet cluster

SpaceX

SpaceX seeks approval for huge satellite internet cluster

James Temperton

Pluto's icy heart might be hiding a slushy ocean

Space

Pluto's icy heart might be hiding a slushy ocean

Matt Burgess

The best pictures of November's supermoon

Space

The best pictures of November's supermoon

James Temperton

If aliens ever come to Earth, how will we talk to them?

Space

If aliens ever come to Earth, how will we talk to them?

Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Remarkable swirling images unlock clues about how solar systems are 'born'

Space

Remarkable swirling images unlock clues about how solar systems are 'born'

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

Nasa's quest to bring back supersonic flight with its X-planes

Nasa

Nasa's quest to bring back supersonic flight with its X-planes

Richard Benson

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX's Falcon 9 explosion was caused by 'frozen oxygen'

SpaceX

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX's Falcon 9 explosion was caused by 'frozen oxygen'

Matt Burgess

Retro Nasa posters envisage a stunning future in which humans live in Earth's orbit

Space

Retro Nasa posters envisage a stunning future in which humans live in Earth's orbit

Ruby Lott-Lavigna

Anousheh Ansari was the first female space tourist. Now she's inspiring the next generation

Space

Anousheh Ansari was the first female space tourist. Now she's inspiring the next generation

James Temperton

How to survive a solar storm

Science

How to survive a solar storm

Duncan Geere and Victoria Woollaston-Webber

'From Wikipedia to the Moon in six years': Team Indus wants to land on the lunar surface by 2017

Space

'From Wikipedia to the Moon in six years': Team Indus wants to land on the lunar surface by 2017

Matt Burgess

Dark matter now has a 'face' and it could help us finally find the elusive particles

Space

Dark matter now has a 'face' and it could help us finally find the elusive particles

Victoria Woollaston-Webber

Could you cut it as an astronaut? Try your hand at these real-life training scenarios

Space

Could you cut it as an astronaut? Try your hand at these real-life training scenarios

Ruby Lott-Lavigna

Galactic cosmic rays burst through a crack in Earth's magnetic shield

Space

Galactic cosmic rays burst through a crack in Earth's magnetic shield

Matt Reynolds

Nasa hints at further Moon missions so it can fill 'knowledge gaps' about the lunar body

Space

Nasa hints at further Moon missions so it can fill 'knowledge gaps' about the lunar body

Amelia Heathman