Read article: NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope Telescopes and space missions News NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope Hubble successor now planned for launch in May 2020
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Read article: Falcon Heavy and Humanity Star: trailblazers or space junk? Telescopes and space missions Podcasts Falcon Heavy and Humanity Star: trailblazers or space junk? Recent private space launches have provoked public awe but also a few dissenting voices
Read article: China unveils plans for next-generation X-ray observatory Telescopes and space missions News China unveils plans for next-generation X-ray observatory The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission will involve collaboration with Europe
Read article: The long road to Mars Telescopes and space missions Feature The long road to Mars Stephen Ornes explores the technological and physiological challenges facing scientists as they endeavour to get humans to the red planet by the 2030s
Read article: Space drones will give satellites a new lease of life Telescopes and space missions News Space drones will give satellites a new lease of life Effective Space plans to launch fleet of spacecraft in 2020
Read article: X-ray ‘GPS’ unveiled by NASA Telescopes and space missions Research update X-ray ‘GPS’ unveiled by NASA System could use pulsars to guide spacecraft
Read article: Optical ‘astrocomb’ could boost searches for Earth-like planets Telescopes and space missions Research update Optical ‘astrocomb’ could boost searches for Earth-like planets Microresonator cavity operates at frequencies needed to make extremely precise observations
Read article: The grand tour Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews The grand tour The Farthest: 12 Billion Miles and Counting, with its powerful imagery, glossy VFX scenes and balanced commentary on the Voyager mission is a must see, writes Tushna Commissariat
Read article: Space debris threat to geosynchronous satellites has been drastically underestimated Telescopes and space missions Research update Space debris threat to geosynchronous satellites has been drastically underestimated Collisions could occur much more often – and at higher velocities – than previously assumed