Read article: The ten-billion-dollar gamble: What the JWST will do (and why it’s taken so long)
With the long-awaited launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just days away, Keith Cooper explores the mission’s troubled history and exciting future
Read article: Carbon nanotubes help space-bound electronics resist radiation damage
Materials could be a boon to far-ranging spacecraft exposed to harsh conditions
Read article: NASA launches first dedicated X-ray mission to study the polarization of extreme cosmic objects
The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer will investigate active galactic nuclei, quasars, pulsars and supernova remnants
Read article: Electromagnets could help clean up space junk
New technique uses induction to manipulate objects made from non-magnetic metals
Read article: Astronomers discover ideal conditions for stargazing on the Tibetan Plateau
Site on Saishiteng Mountain near the town of Lenghu rivals that of existing astronomy meccas
Read article: Planning for space travel
Laura Hiscott reviews The Spacefarer’s Handbook by Bergita and Urs Ganse
Read article: Astronomers capture most detailed images of large, rare metal asteroid
Thermal emissions of asteroid 16 Psyche provide further clues to its composition and origins
Read article: Moon mission successfully retrieves lunar samples
Chang’e-5 has returned lunar material for the first time in 45 years to study the evolution history of our closest neighbour, as Ling Xin reports
Read article: China embarks on a decade of human space exploration
With construction of its first dedicated space station set to be complete next year, China is now firmly becoming a major space power, as Ling Xin reports
Read article: Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora
Simultaneous observations by NASA’s Juno and ESA’s XMM Newton satellites shed light on 40-year-old mystery
