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Hot enough to boil metal: exoplanets explained
NASA is launching TESS, a new satellite designed to find and analyse nearby exoplanets.
Space
This is what the future holds for the International Space Station
The ISS's days are numbered, but what will replace it and what will its legacy be?
Space
We have a space debris problem. Here’s how to solve it
More than half-a-million pieces of space junk orbit the Earth, and the threat this debris poses to critical satellite infrastructure and future missions is growing.
Space
What will space exploration look like in the future?
There are fears that international cooperation will be lost as space travel enters a new era.
Information and Entertainment
These were Stephen Hawking’s most dire predictions for the future of mankind
During his life, Stephen Hawking offered a lot of wisdom and insight on the direction humanity was heading.
Space
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars to prepare for World War III
The founder of SpaceX sees humanity's future in the stars and hopes to send 1 million people to live on the red planet.
Space
China's first space station is set to crash back down to earth
Tiangong-1 - or Heavenly Palace - was superseded in 2016.
Digital Communications
This is why the Moon is getting a 4G network
A signal that's out of this world.
Space
Most people aren't afraid of alien life, according to new research
Despite what Hollywood would have us think, a study suggests we'd have a positive reaction to visitors from another planet.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
AI that was developed to prepare astronauts for space is now being employed to solve crimes
Artificial intelligence systems that were developed to prepare astronauts for space are now being employed to solve crimes.
Space
Scientists want to blast space waste out of the sky with lasers
Researchers have proposed using lasers to destroy potentially dangerous space debris.
Space
The Milky Way ate 11 others galaxies
New research into dark matter looks at how the Milky Way pulled in, ripped apart and absorbed smaller systems.
Space
NASA's unmanned spacecraft will be able to think by itself
Researchers will put artificial intelligence to work on a blockchain system in order to help unmanned spacecraft "think" for themselves.
Space
The mysterious alien cigar ‘asteroid’ is actually an interstellar lump of ice
Our first interstellar visitor has been proven to actually be an icy body covered in a protective crust of organic chemicals.
Space
Now you can set up a business in space
Space is quickly becoming a place where the industries that power our global economy will conduct business.