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The Week in Space and Physics: Quantum Cats
On quantum cats and quantum sapphire, Betelgeuse, a NewSpace crash and a case of mistaken identity
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'Oumuamua: Alien Spacecraft or Dark Comet?
Six years after we found it, astronomers finally have an idea of what 'Oumuamua was
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Hubble Constant
On the Hubble constant, Fomalhaut's rings, a huge cosmic explosion and hints of catastrophe around Saturn
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Starship: The Most Ambitious Spacecraft Ever Built
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The Week in Space and Physics: A World With Two Suns
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The Week in Space and Physics: Dwarf Planet Rings
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The Week in Space and Physics: Solar Storms
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Artemis I: A Guide to NASA's New Moon Rocket
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The Week in Space and Physics: The First Stars
On the search for the first stars, the death of a planet, Starship and the shape of the Milky Way
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The Week in Space and Physics: Starship and Hakuto
On the inaugural flight of Starship, outer solar system probes, the Hakuto moon lander and an Indian gravitational wave detector
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The Week in Space and Physics: An Explosion Like No Other
On the biggest explosion ever seen, JUICE and Jupiter, TRAPPIST 1B and an ultra-massive black hole
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The Week in Space and Physics: A Shortage of Rockets
On a crunch in the rocket market, the origins of life, de-orbiting the space station and a dusty exoplanet.
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The Week in Space and Physics: Superconductivity in the Spotlight
On superconductivity, volcanoes on Venus, Virgin Orbit and the Earth's innermost core
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The Week in Space and Physics: Telescopes on the Moon
On lunar radio telescopes, space debris, the cosmic web and a growing threat to astronomy
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The Week in Space and Physics: Gravitational Waves
On gravitational waves, pyramids and muons, DART and Rocket Lab
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Starship: The Most Ambitious Spacecraft Ever Built
Musk dreams of sending Starship to Mars. First he'll need to prove it works.
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The Week in Space and Physics: Ancient Galaxies
On vast ancient galaxies, Dragon and Starliner, Zhurong and a new Soyuz for the Space Station
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