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Helios at The Exchange in Birmingham

6 pictures capture smiling faces at Brum's immersive sun sculpture

An H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture

Japan launches spacecraft to Mars’ moons in bid to return samples

Craig Lidster is determined to bounce back from a poor season

Craig Lidster determined to make it through tough period

SpaceX Crew Return

Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

SpaceX Crew Launch

SpaceX launches four astronauts on fast track to International Space Station

SpaceX Florida

Nasa’s newest space telescope launches on quest to explore the hidden universe

In pictures: Moon turns blood red in lunar eclipse

People watching the solar eclipse near Stonehenge in Wiltshire

British stargazers treated to astral delight with eclipse and Perseid shower

Solar eclipse

Space expert says people may become emotional during ‘best eclipse in decades’

Eclipse

Colander sales ‘surge’ as Britons get ready for best solar eclipse in decades

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida

Satellite captures before and after pictures of SpaceX rocket’s Moon crash

Nasa astronaut

Space station astronaut recounts moment crew put on evacuation alert

The Moon

Discarded SpaceX rocket on a high-speed collision course with the Moon

John Burford

Majority of losses clawed back after former Nasa scientist defrauded investors

A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station carrying a Nasa astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts

US-Russian crew arrives at International Space Station for eight-month mission

The Soyuz-2.1 rocket booster with Soyuz MS-29 space ship blasts off in Kazakhstan

US-Russian crew blasts off for eight-month stint on International Space Station

The Katalyst Space craft

Rescue mission launches to save Nasa telescope that is falling back to Earth
Launched in 2004, Nasa’s Swift Observatory is sinking faster than ever because of recent solar storms.
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Moon base

Blue Origin still ‘plan A’ for next Nasa mission despite rocket explosion

An image of the Moon's surface with Earth in the background

Nasa sticks by 2027 launch of next mission despite Blue Origin rocket explosion

Nasa Artemis crew from left, Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio

Nasa unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing

The International Space Station

Space station astronauts stood ready to evacuate during air leak repairs

Mars with Maven probe

Lost in space: Nasa’s Mars probe Maven declared dead after months of silence

Blue Origin rocket explosion

Moon base plans suffer early setback after Blue Origin rocket explosion

The rocket explodes

Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test

Moon base

Moon base plans revealed as Nasa chief says ‘the grand return is close at hand’

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas

SpaceX launches biggest Starship yet on test flight

Messier 77, a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study

Messier 77: Stunning image shows spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart shining bright

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington

Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs
Congress ordered the Pentagon to begin releasing decades of files on UFO sightings in 2022.
Collin Binkley and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

NASA Artemis Moonshot

Artemis astronauts receive thunderous welcome home at Mission Control

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Artemis II Orion capsule, right, separates from the service module above the Earth in preparation for splash down in the Pacific Ocean

First manned Moon mission in more than 50 years splashes down after epic voyage

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket on Launch Pad 39-B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center

Artemis 2 launch: NASA rocket lifts off as LEGO set trends

The NASA Artemis II rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard leaves the Vehicle Assembly Building ahead of launch, hopefully this week

Plus Why we should be excited by Nasa's flight to the Moon

Nasa hauls repaired Moon rocket back to pad ahead of planned launch in April

Nasa robot returning to US for Mars trip after decade of research in Scotland

Launch date set to be pushed back after Nasa’s Moon rocket hit by new problem

Nasa conducts second rocket fuel test ahead of Artemis moon mission

Four new astronauts arrive at International Space Station

New crew blasts off to start work at International Space Station

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Nasa targets launch in March for Moon rocket after test run reveals fuel leaks

Sun artwork suspended above water at community swimming pool

Nasa rolls out rocket for first mission in decades to take crew around moon

Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation

Four astronauts head home in Nasa’s first medical evacuation from space station

US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station

Scientists capture crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin Nasa spacecraft to Mars

‘Cannibal’ solar storm could be biggest to hit planet for 20 years, experts warn

Stunning meteors to shoot across skies this month - When Orionid meteor shower p...

Trio of space weather satellites blast off together to study Sun’s violent side

Nasa’s 10 newest astronauts chosen from more than 8,000 applicants

When autumn equinox 2025 will occur and date and time clocks will go back

Engine trouble prevents supply ship from reaching space station

Mars rover findings offer strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

11 surprising ‘facts’ you were taught at school which are no longer true, includ...

Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in latest picture from Nasa’s Webb telescope

Nasa’s Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

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