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In this excerpt from his book, journalist Rafael Clemente recounts the amazing history of space exploration

The physicist and engineer, who has some 100 missions under her charge, explains the United States’ strategy to answer the most important question in space exploration: Are we alone?

A vast ocean hidden beneath the ice on Europa is one of the most likely places to find organisms beyond Earth

All galaxies, and the Milky Way is no exception, are dying: They no longer form stars as before, and will end up completely extinguished

The probe, an ESA project, will study the consequences of a deliberate impact by a NASA spacecraft against an asteroid in order to alter its trajectory

Two new studies shed light on the mystery of how lightning is triggered in thunderstorms

A truck-sized rock, named 2024 PT5, will fall into Earth’s orbit from September 29 to November 25, and return in 2055

The tech magnate and Sarah Gillis have become the first commercial astronauts to complete the difficult feat, which was one of the main aims of the ‘Polaris Dawn’ mission

SpaceX-operated spacecraft achieves first goal to measure radiation risk, and astronauts Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon become the women who have flown the furthest in history

The unprecedented space flight will carry four non-government agency crew members, including billionaire Jared Isaacman, into high Earth orbit and across areas with high radiation risks

A 1989 NASA study suggested some species were able to eliminate volatile organic compounds, but new research cast doubt on these findings

This toilet – which doesn’t require water or a sewer connection – aims to solve the lack of sanitation, a problem that affects half of the world’s population, especially women and girls

These phenomena are beautiful, and also very interesting from a physical point of view, as they are full of surprises

Experts say 2024 is shaping up to be the warmest year on record, in what is being called another yet sign of how global warming is changing the climate

The discovery of a gigantic lava tube about 250 miles from where ‘Apollo 11′ landed opens the possibility of taking advantage of these features to construct bases in the near future

The European Space Agency is attempting the first flight of the largest device developed on the continent

The ESA is attempting the first flight of the largest and most powerful device developed on the continent, which if successful will end European dependence on allies and private companies

China becomes the first nation capable of successfully landing a robotic module in that unexplored region, collecting dust and rocks, and transporting them back to our planet

Without protection systems, the kidneys are one of the organs that would fail after the time of exposure to radiation necessary to reach Mars and return

The space agency delegate in Spain warns about the brain drain suffered by his organization on account of low salaries

NASA tests the Boeing ship that is competing with SpaceX to establish a regular transportation line between Earth and future lunar bases

The head of science at the European Space Agency and former advisor to the British government speaks with passion and clarity about research, politics, sexism, space exploration and scientific integrity

Historic observations indicate that it explodes every 80 years and that its current cycle is about to come to a close. When that happens, it will appear as a new star in the night sky

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. Satellite constellations make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth

The instrument is currently aboard the XRISM satellite

The concept of day and night on Earth is very different from that of other worlds, where a day can last longer than a year or areas of a planet can experience eternal night