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Update – NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft is on its way to the moon

As part of its Artemis programme to return humans to the moon, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft to map the orbit of the planned Lunar Gateway space station has taken off from New Zealand

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by SpaceX/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock (10664346i) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX Demo-2 Historic Manned Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. - 30 May 2020

Earth

Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

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Sentinel-3, one of the satellites used by the Copernicus programme

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UK may go it alone in orbit after Brexit shutout from EU space plans

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A chip from Google's Sycamore quantum computer

Technology

Quantum computers proved to have ‘quantum advantage’ on some tasks

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James Webb Space Telescope Artist Conception Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez

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James Webb Space Telescope was hit by a tiny space rock – but it’s OK

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Japanesa milk bread

Humans

How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer

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How lessons learned from space exploration could feed the world

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How lessons learned from space exploration could feed the world

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Concept drawing may not reflect final content. Image by Sarner International courtesy of National Museums Liverpool

Humans

Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

Culture

Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

Humans

Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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The rise of SpinLaunch, the company planning to hurl things into space

Space

The rise of SpinLaunch, the company planning to hurl things into space

In the desert of New Mexico, a centrifuge taller than the Statue of Liberty is being tested as an energy-efficient way to send satellites to space

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Space

Betelgeuse star dimming puzzle solved by chance with weather satellite

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Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: The science behind the sci-fi

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Space

Bricks made of dust from the moon and Mars could make space buildings

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Humans

How to analyse your garden soil and choose the plants to suit it

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