Space
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China launches ambitious mission to far side of the moon
The launch of the uncrewed Chang’e-6 is part of China’s effort to put a human on the lunar surface by 2030Chin…
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US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution
UN chief António Guterres says risk of nuclear war has escalated and that ‘humanity cannot survive a sequel to…
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Space One rocket explodes soon after launch in Japan
First attempt with private Kairos rocket was intended to test viability of homegrown commercial launch busines…
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Japanese company Space One’s Kairos rocket explodes immediately after launch – video
Japan's Space One Kairos exploded on its inaugural launch as the firm tried to become the first Japanese priva…
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First North Korea spy satellite is ‘alive’ and being controlled, experts say
Changes in orbit of Malligyong-1 suggest Pyongyang is successfully maneuvering the satelliteNorth Korea’s firs…
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Japan’s moon lander survives two-week lunar night after wonky landing
Unmanned Slim spacecraft responds to signal from Earth after touching down at awkward angle in JanuaryJapan’s …
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Japan launches second flagship H3 rocket a year after inaugural flight self-destructed
Space agency announces ‘successful liftoff’ and says rocket has already released one micro-satelliteJapan’s sp…
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Japan becomes fifth country to put spacecraft on moon as lander reaches lunar surface – video
Japan has become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon after its Smart Lander for Investigating Mo…
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Aditya-L1: India’s solar mission reaches sun’s orbit
After four-month journey, Aditya-L1 will measure and observe sun’s outermost layersIndia’s solar observation m…
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Dozens of elections, Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, moon missions, the climate crisis and AI• Support independent Gu…
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South Korea launches first military spy satellite, intensifying space race with Pyongyang
Seoul’s satellite was launched into orbit on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketsA SpaceX rocket has launched Sou…
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North Korean spy satellite team attend banquet with Kim Jong-un and daughter Ju Ae
Dictator seen with daughter at celebration for scientists and technicians who finally put Malligyong-1 into sp…
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Hopes fade for India’s moon lander after it fails to ‘wake up’ following lunar night
On 2 September, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were put into ‘sleep mode’ to protect their electrical com…
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Vostochny cosmodrome: the remote Russian spaceport hosting Kim and Putin
Leaders meet at far-eastern base, which most recently hosted ill-fated launch of Luna-25 spacecraftFor his mee…
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Footage from moon shows Indian lunar lander successfully ‘hopping’ – video
Isro, the Indian space agency, has released footage of the Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram completing a hop experi…