NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope
Hubble successor now planned for launch in May 2020
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Read article: NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope
Europe picks exoplanet mission for launch
The ARIEL mission will study 1000 exoplanets over a four-year period
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Falcon Heavy and Humanity Star: trailblazers or space junk?
Recent private space launches have provoked public awe but also a few dissenting voices
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China unveils plans for next-generation X-ray observatory
The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission will involve collaboration with Europe
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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
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Space drones will give satellites a new lease of life
Effective Space plans to launch fleet of spacecraft in 2020
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X-ray ‘GPS’ unveiled by NASA
System could use pulsars to guide spacecraft
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Optical ‘astrocomb’ could boost searches for Earth-like planets
Microresonator cavity operates at frequencies needed to make extremely precise observations
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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
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Space debris threat to geosynchronous satellites has been drastically underestimated
Collisions could occur much more often – and at higher velocities – than previously assumed
Read article: Space debris threat to geosynchronous satellites has been drastically underestimated
