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Humanity has 100 years left on Earth, according to Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking adjusted his doomsday timer for Earth, slashing 900 years from his initial 1,000-year estimate.
Innovation
Saving a world but losing a probe. The fate of NASA's Cassini
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is being destroyed to avoid accidentally crashing into and contaminating a nearby moon that may harbour alien life.
Innovation
Looking for life: the new tools for finding extraterrestrial life
At Caltech researchers have been busy developing a new strategy for scanning exoplanets for signs of life.
Blockchain
This isn’t sci-fi: A space-based sharing economy powered by nano-satellites could save humanity
Creating a sharing economy in space could help us identify and counter some of the biggest threats to our planet.
Education
Why Mars could soon have rings like Saturn
Early Mars may have had rings like Saturn, and might have them again, according to a new model.
Science & Technology
NASA has released new images of Trappist-1
NASA has just released the first raw data from the Kepler telescope’s time observing Trappist-1.
Innovation
A look at colonising other planets - through literature
Siobhan Lyons looks at how literature has explored colonising space, and what it could mean in the real world.
Arts & Culture
Space archaeology: the little-known science that could unite a divided world
Sarah Parcak, an Egyptologist, explains how anyone can become a global explorer and protect the world’s hidden heritage.
Innovation
Gravity: You probably don't even give it a second thought, but this is what happens without it
Andy Tay explores the impact of space travel on our bodies.
Innovation
NASA has discovered 7 new planets, but what would life be like there?
What life would be like on the seven newly discovered planets.
Emerging Technologies
This NASA animation shows a star exploding
New animations released by NASA are recasting a groundbreaking astronomical moment in a whole new light.
Innovation
We might have found 7 new planets, but could any be a new Earth?
Scientists have discovered seven Earth-sized planets, resembling a minature solar system.
Aerospace
Need a holiday? What about a trip to the moon?
SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year.
Aviation and Travel
The 7 Earth-size planets that could be home to aliens
NASA have found 7 new Earth-like planets.
Emerging Technologies
Where will space technology take us by 2030, and what does this mean for life on Earth?
Space technologies are advancing at a rate not seen for a long time, with wide-ranging implications for all of us.