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SpaceX puts Mars on back burner to focus on moon ‘city’, Musk says

After years of ambitious Mars predictions, Earth’s richest person admits the moon is more achievable in the shorter term.

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United States

Nasa allows astronauts to use iPhones in space to capture ‘special moments’

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Nasa’s Juno finds Jupiter is a tiny bit smaller than previously thought

The robotic spacecraft was launched in 2011 and has been orbiting ‍the gas giant since 2016, transmitting raw data back to Earth.

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An enhanced-colour image, using raw data from the Juno spacecraft, shows Jupiter with the shadow of its moon Ganymede on the left. Image: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS via Reuters
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As US readied next moon mission, something dangerous caught Nasa off guard

Four astronauts are to fly around the moon and back, but hydrogen leaks push planned launch to at least March.

China's space programme

Opinion | As China opens up its space sector, Hong Kong should reach for the stars

With deep capital markets and globally aligned legal practices, the city can support a competitive Chinese space programme that shapes global standards.

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Astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation

The crew’s mission on the International Space Station was cut short by over a month.

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In this screengrab, recovery vessels approach the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule to evacuate a crew member after a pre-dawn splashdown near San Diego on Thursday. Photo: Nasa/AP
Donald Trump

Trump’s space plan envisages US moon base amid race with China

Trump calls for moon landing in 2028, lunar base thereafter, as China targets the end of the decade for its first crewed landing.

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Aerospace | Lunar race pits China against US as humans seek return to moon

China and the US are vying to put people on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years in a contest that is as much about economics and geopolitics as it is about technology.

United States

Musk ally Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief amid moon race with China

The US billionaire with a passion for space, was nominated by Trump for a second time after a previous bid fell through.

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Jared Isaacman speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on December 3. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Trump’s Nasa pick vows US will beat China back to the moon

Isaacman says Washington must move quickly to stay ahead of Beijing amid intensifying rivalry in space exploration.

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Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Nasa, during a hearing of the Senate commerce committee on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Science

Lightning on Mars? Scientists believe they have captured its sound on tape

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has picked up the crackling of electrical discharges on its microphone.

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China’s Shenzhou 20 debris crisis: a catalyst for space war – or peace?

Crack in spacecraft window could signal a shift towards greater cooperation between Beijing and Washington over orbital junk, analysts say.

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Nasa shares new images of 3I/ATLAS and rejects alien spacecraft ‘rumours’

US space agency officials say that 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever observed, is a comet.

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3I/ATLAS as it streaks through space. The image was taken from Manciano, Italy. Photo: Gianluca Masi via AP
Space

Race for first private space station heats up as Nasa plans 2030 ISS retirement

Companies like Vast, Axiom and Blue Origin are in a fierce competition to develop commercial space habitats.

Vast aspires to replace the International Space Station with Haven-2, a larger version of the first model. Photo: Vast
United States

Bezos’ Blue Origin launches huge rocket for milestone Mars mission

In a remarkable first, Jeff Bezos’ company successfully recovered the New Glenn booster, matching the cost-saving achievement by rival SpaceX.

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Climate change

Explainer | As Cop30 begins, what’s the latest in climate science?

While US work to tackle our planet’s environmental challenges is being hit by Trump’s cuts, many other nations are spending more.

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China’s Mars orbiter Tianwen-1 snaps image of interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas

Spacecraft overcomes cosmic challenges to photograph curious object hurtling through solar system amid debate it could be alien tech.

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3I/Atlas, captured in this photograph on October 3 by China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe, is a suspected comet that is only the third object ever detected entering our solar system. Photo: Handout
United States

Trump again nominates Musk ally Isaacman to be Nasa chief

The billionaire private astronaut was renominated six months after the US president withdrew his initial choice amid a bitter row with Elon Musk.

US-China relations

Top Democrat presses US budget chief on ceding scientific ground to Beijing

Raja Krishnamoorthi warns spending reductions could sap American competitiveness and drive talent towards China.

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China-led moon mission’s water probe will be ‘first for humanity’: space agency

Seven international partners deliver experiments for Chang’e-7 as authorities report smooth progress towards 2026 launch.

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After winning the race to bring back samples from the moon’s far side, China’s mission to confirm the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole is likely to be another world first. Photo: Xinhua
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US fuels brain drain to China with Trump’s anti-science ‘Cultural Revolution’

Chinese-American researchers are finding similarities with chaotic period under Mao Zedong that targeted intellectuals in China.

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As the Donald Trump administration slashes research funding and brings institutes under broader political control, some Chinese-American scientists are drawing parallels with China’s Cultural Revolution. Photo: AFP
Space

Nasa opens US moon landing contract to rival bidders as SpaceX lags

Citing SpaceX delays, the US space agency is shifting strategy and inviting new proposals for a high-profile crewed moon mission.

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SpaceX

SpaceX launches another test flight of its mega Starship rocket

Nasa hopes to use the mammoth Starship - the world’s largest and most powerful rocket - to return astronauts to the moon.

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France

Ocean on Saturn moon ‘ticks all the boxes’ for life

Scientists confirmed complex organic molecules in Enceladus’s vast subsurface ocean, bolstering the case that the small world is habitable.

Ice erupting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. Photo: BBC
Donald Trump

Republicans urge Democrats to agree short-term bill to keep US government open

Trump said he believes Democrats want to reach an agreement. ‘If they don’t make a deal, the country closes,’ the US president said.

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US President Donald Trump. Photo: Zuma Press Wire / dpa
Space

Editorial | The time may be ripe for China-US space cooperation

Research from both countries has contributed to major findings on Mars. Amid US funding cuts, the time may be ripe to join forces.

Science

US scientists find ‘critical gaps’ in Nasa plan to beat China on the moon

American pursuit of long-term human missions to the moon hampered by budget cuts to bioregenerative technologies, paper says.

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