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A laser pushes a mini spacecraft's light sail in this artist's impression

A mission to Alpha Centauri affirms humanity's faith in the future

10 April 2019

Designing and building spacecraft that can traverse 4.3 light years in just two decades is an unprecedented challenge, but one well worth undertaking

Let’s embrace the joy of moonmoons and more playful scientific terms

Let’s embrace the joy of moonmoons and more playful scientific terms

16 October 2018

Some say the astronomical term moonmoon makes light of a serious field of study, but it seems a shame to abandon it for po-faced alternatives

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