NASA launches Mars Perseverance rover
Mission will explore the Martian geology and climate, look for signs of past microbial life as well as launch a small helicopter
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Space-based spectrometer enters neutron lifetime debate
Analysis of data from NASA's MESSENGER craft yields a value that differs from those of laboratory experiments
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United Arab Emirates launches Hope mission to Mars
The Hope craft – the first Arab mission to Mars – will study the Martian atmosphere including daily and seasonal changes in the climate
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Bose–Einstein condensate is made onboard the International Space Station
Fifth state of matter has distinctive features when created in orbit
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Why the SpaceX/NASA launch is so important, how to be a successful physics YouTuber
Travelling into orbit and using a green screen are on the agenda this week
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Astronomers see first evidence of a new planet being born
Combined measurements from two ESO telescopes provide evidence that a new planet is currently forming around the young star AB Aurigae
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Planned NASA space telescope renamed after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman
The WFIRST mission will now be known as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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Neutrinos provide insight into why matter dominates the universe, celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th birthday
We chat about tiny but very useful particles and an astronomical achievement
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Mars rover launch delayed until 2022
Coronavirus outbreak called "the straw that broke the camel's back" after glitches with the rover's parachutes and electronics
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Worlds beyond Earth
The Hayden Planetarium’s new space show has high production values and a strikingly earthy flavour, finds Robert P Crease
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