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Remastered Apollo mission photos are simply out of this world

7 September 2022

Half a century after the last person walked on the moon, original footage has been digitally overhauled to show NASA's lunar missions in a new light


International Space Station image shows beauty of the world's oceans

International Space Station image shows beauty of the world's oceans

7 October 2020

This spectacular image from inside the International Space Station's observation dome peeks through clouds to reveal Earth's oceans from 400 kilometres away


Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

22 April 2020

New images reveal threads of ultra-hot gas woven throughout the sun's corona, in the most detailed look at previously unseen parts of the atmosphere of our closest star


Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

18 December 2019

How do you revive a burned koala? How many microplastics does a teabag release? Find out how well you've been paying attention with our fun festive quiz


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The plucky probe that put the big bang theory to the test

13 November 2019

30 years ago, cosmologists launched the COBE satellite to glimpse the “afterglow of creation”. Its measurements revealed the universe’s history and fate in unprecedented detail


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From the archives: How do you get astronauts back from space?

1 May 2019

50 years ago, the Apollo missions were gearing up to put a human on the moon – and NASA was in a spin about how best to get them safely home again


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NASA's photo archives reveal 60 years of space travel

14 February 2019

NASA latest book includes big launches, moon landings, Martian panoramas and behind the scenes images that give a human scale to its vast endeavours


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Delicate solar panels of Martian lander are tested before launch

7 February 2018

The arrays are due to open for real in November to power a two-year mission to probe the guts of Mars and reveal how rocky planets' core, mantle and crust form


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