One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

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Space mining tech and robotic prospecting are unlocking extraterrestrial resources, reshaping future energy, manufacturing, ...

The interstellar object appeared by the sun a year ago, and disappeared from view in January. At first scientists assumed it was a comet, then an asteroid, before acknowledging that it was unlike ...

Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, believes aliens exist — though she didn’t exactly see them on her way up to the Mir space station in 1991. The now 56-year-old space pioneer offered her ...

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua has created a new National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which is drawing amused reactions on social media in a ...