Space
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Japan’s next-generation H3 rocket self-destructs after liftoff due to engine failure – video
Japan's H3 rocket, branded a possible competitor to SpaceX's Falcon 9, self-destructed after liftoff when its …
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Japan’s H3 rocket fails after liftoff in second mission attempt
Next-generation rocket, which Jaxa space agency hopes can compete against SpaceX Falcon, blows itself up after…
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Attack from space would trigger collective defence, say US and Japan, amid China fears
Antony Blinken says China is ‘greatest shared strategic challenge’ in the region as US backs Japan’s biggest m…
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Spanish airspace partially closed as Chinese rocket debris falls to Earth
Huge chunk of Long March 5B rocket launched four days previously re-enters atmosphereA hefty chunk of the mass…
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New Zealand MP says Rocket Lab launches could betray country’s anti-nuclear stance
The commercial space company rejects criticism of satellite launches for the US militaryA New Zealand commerci…
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Fire in the sky: on the trail of space rocks with New Zealand’s meteorite hunters
Weeks after installing a network of meteor-detecting cameras, the members of Fireballs Aotearoa were granted t…
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Burn out: Inside the 2 September Guardian Weekly
On the frontline of Britain’s energy bills crisis. Plus: Visions of outer space Get the Guardian Weekly magazi…
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Chinese rocket re-entry: suspected debris lands in Malaysia and Indonesia
Charred ring of metal five metres in diameter found in Kalimantan and smaller piece discovered in Sarawak, Mal…
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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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As more space junk falls to Earth, will China clean up its act?
Parts of a 23-tonne piece of rocket will come crashing down – somewhere – in the next few daysIn the next few …
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Reports of fireball over New Zealand in what scientists think was rare daytime meteor
People across the North Island flooded social media with reports of the object, with some describing the sound…
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Spirals of blue light in New Zealand night sky leave stargazers ‘kind of freaking out’
Social media abuzz with pictures and theories about formations thought to be from exhaust plume of SpaceX rock…
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South Korea launches its first homemade space rocket
President hails ‘excellent’ test, as rocket gets high enough, but fails to put dummy payload into orbitSouth K…
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US ‘very concerned’ despite China denials over hypersonic missile
Disarmament ambassador casts doubt on ability to defend against technology after reports of test The United St…