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Thursday briefing: A short quiz on a very long year – how many questions can you answer about 2025?
Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted politica…
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China opens recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’ amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth
Recruitment drive comes amid increasing focus on an asteroid with a low – but growing – likelihood of hitting …
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China’s Chang’e-6 probe lands on far side of the moon aiming to return first samples to Earth
Spacecraft to collect samples from rarely explored area before attempting unprecedented liftoff from ‘dark sid…
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The new ‘space race’: what are China’s ambitions and why is the US so concerned?
As China launches its Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the moon, US officials have expressed alarm at the …
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China launches uncrewed rocket to far side of moon – video
China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon in a world first, part of its goal…
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Monday briefing: The story of India’s space programme – and why it took off
In today’s newsletter: The country’s lunar landing was a triumph. This is how it quietly built a successful mi…
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India’s south pole moon landing is big business for global space race
India has raised its spacefaring profile and will now be seen as low-cost provider for missions possibleFor al…
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‘We thought it was a shooting star’: uncontrolled Chinese rocket fragments seen in Malaysia – video
A Chinese booster rocket has made an uncontrolled return to Earth. US defence department officials have chided…
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Nasa criticises China after space rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth
Beijing accused of being irresponsible after it failed to share data on where Long March 5B booster weighing m…
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China launches space rocket in ambitious Mars landing mission
Tianwen-1 mission attempts to put China in ‘elite’ club of countries conquering red planetChina has launched i…