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Collision between Chinese ships expected to escalate tension in South China Sea

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Global Economy

China launches anti-dumping investigation into imports of Canadian pea starch

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Obituaries

Apollo 13 commander James Lovell dies at 97

The Nasa astronaut turned around a moon mission that nearly ended in disaster but instead inspired a Hollywood blockbuster.

United States

Astronauts launch for space station after being sidelined by Starliner woes

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Acting Nasa chief to hold talks with Russian counterpart on space issues

United States

Nasa to slash workforce by one-fifth amid Trump-era efficiency drive

The US space agency said nearly 4,000 of its staff were expected to leave as part of the Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts.

US President Donald Trump at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in 2020. The voluntary resignation programme is part of a broad push from the Trump administration to reduce the US federal workforce. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
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Pope visits observatory, calls Buzz Aldrin to mark 1969 US moon landing

The American pontiff spoke with the famed Apollo 11 astronaut, reflecting on human ingenuity and the ‘mystery and greatness of Creation’.

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Astronomers observe birth of a solar system for the first time

Unprecedented observation of planets beginning to form 1,300 light-years away offers vital clues about how Earth and other planets originated.

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Japan

Japan firm blames faulty space laser for doomed moon mission

Despite back-to-back failures, ispace is planning its third moon landing attempt in 2027 with Nasa’s cooperation.

An image provided by ispace shows its Resilience lander circling the moon on June 4. Photo: ispace / AP
Science

Mengzhou spacecraft for China’s moon-landing mission passes landmark test flight

In safety test, safety capsule touched down with airbag cushioning to ensure astronauts survive during rocket failures at lift-off.

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Science

China’s landmark orbital refuelling mission: why US spy satellites hover nearby

Shijian-25 is expected to use its robotic arms to latch onto Shijian-21 and replenish its fuel.

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Japan

Japan firm apologises after moon landing mission fails again

The company lost contact with the Resilience spacecraft, which was carrying a rover with a shovel to gather lunar dirt.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Omega’s space legacy continues, from Nasa’s Gemini missions to today

In 1965, it became Nasa’s official chronograph for astronauts on manned space missions, thereby launching a legacy now reimagined in a retro-futuristic design that blends heritage and modern mechanics.

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Science

China-led study finds sign of liquid water in Mars

Scientists using data from Nasa’s InSight lander find mysterious zone they say is best explained by a layer of water-saturated rock.

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Meet Amanda Nguyen, who just joined Blue Origin’s all-female space flight

An author and civil rights activist who studied astrophysics at Harvard, Nguyen conducted one of the experiments in partnership with the Vietnamese National Space Center – a nod to her heritage.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Aisha Bowe, the rocket scientist on Blue Origin’s all-female space flight

Aisha Bowe’s school adviser told her she should consider a career in cosmetology; instead, she became an aerospace engineer, STEM advocate and tech entrepreneur.

Aisha Bowe is joining Gayle King, Katy Perry and others on April 14 on the world’s first space flight with an all-female crew. Photos: @aishabowe/Instagram
Space

Nasa’s newly returned astronauts would fly on Starliner craft again

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams defend the performance and future of the Boeing craft that caused their prolonged trip.

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Nasa astronauts back on Earth after 9 months stuck in space

Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down off the Florida coast, capping an end to their prolonged space mission.

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Science

US risks being left in Chinese plasma engine’s wake as Mars race intensifies

While Nasa’s budgetary struggle continues, the red planet may be a step closer for China after it unveiled a powerful new plasma engine.

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China invites the world on its mission to Mars while Nasa reels from Trump cuts

Short deadline for science project submissions suggests Tianwen-3 could be on track to win race to bring samples back to Earth.

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Space

‘City killer’ asteroid’s chance of hitting Earth increases to 3.1%: Nasa

The updated figure makes 2024 YR4 the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.

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Taiwan

Taiwan signs US$761 million deal for US NASAMS defence package

Contract suggests the missile system will be used to defend Taipei and essential infrastructure.

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Science

China’s Mars mission leaves US for space dust with Nasa at least 4 years behind

Samples collected by Perseverance rover not expected until at least 2035, four years behind Tianwen-3’s ‘grab-and-go’ timetable.

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Space

Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with sun’s scorching surface

Space agency confirmed probe had successfully made closest approach to sun. Craft is expected to circle sun until at least September.

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Nasa probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun on Christmas Eve

This daring mission aims to unlock the Sun’s mysteries, and improve space-weather forecasts.

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Donald Trump

Meet Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick for Nasa head and a friend to Elon Musk

Isaacman has led and funded two SpaceX missions to date – now, US president-elect Donald Trump has tapped him to head Nasa as the agency moves towards more commercial operations.

Meet Trump’s pick to head Nasa, Jared Isaacman, who founded his first unicorn start-up at 16, was the first civilian to perform a spacewalk and is tight with Elon Musk. Photo: @rookisaacman/X
Donald Trump

Trump picks billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa

The tech CEO is a close collaborator with Elon Musk, and took part in the world’s first commercial spacewalk with SpaceX.

Inspiration4 crew member Jared Isaacman in orbit in September. Photo: SpaceX
Science

China voices support for Nasa over botched Boeing Starliner space mission

China’s manned space agency supports ‘safety first’ approach and hopes for the safe return of Nasa’s two stranded astronauts.

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Space

Nasa astronaut hospitalised after return from space station

The crew, which splashed down on Earth in a SpaceX capsule, had spent nearly eight months in orbit.

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