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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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As everyone's praying for Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's safe return, there is a growing concern about their health as it's been more than two months the astronauts have been stranded in space. The 58 year old and her peer are expected to be brought back using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.…

Earthworks for the kiosk and toilet block have begun.

The moon will look largest at dusk, one expert says, and those with binoculars should be able to see Saturn’s rings too

"If it's taken us 18 years just to get ready to do the first people in orbit, we've got to improve our rate of innovation."

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.

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