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The 500-year-old compass is a two-pronged metal device that scientists used for precise measurements in cartography, geometry and astronomy.

NASA's Perseverance rover didn't find organic matter within the rocks, but scientists will keep looking.

Award-winning writer and actor behind I May Destroy You announces First Day on Earth, ‘another very personal story’

‘First Day on Earth’ will start filming later this year

A recent study confirms a European rock formation likely holds the clues to what was once a "snowball Earth."

Portals 2025 takes place at London's EartH in Hackney on May 24 and 25

A European spacecraft is about to zip by both Earth and the Moon in the space of 24 hours. In the early 2030s, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission will be the first European probe to orbit Jupiter. But first, it needs to carry out a key manoeuvre to…

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are clamoring to mine the Moon, and a growing halo of space junk is polluting low Earth orbit.

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