space programme

A record 12 missions are aiming to explore the Moon in 2024. Here’s why.

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Going to the Moon and other planetary bodies in search of natural resources may alleviate critical shortages on Earth.

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As space exploration and colonisation expand, off-Earth resources will create a booming market.

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Meteorites could show us the perfect chemical models we need to end the natural resource crisis — but we don’t have to leave Earth to mine them.

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Private companies and governments are reaching for the stars in an effort to ease Earth-bound shortages.

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will allow scientists to put asteroid Bennu under the microscope and perhaps answer questions about the origins of life on Earth.

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More than national pride will be on the line when India undertakes its second attempt to land on the Moon later this week.

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It’s unlikely to happen, but if a large space object ever hit Earth, the outcome would be calamitous. Humanity needs to start preparing now.

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Using a spacecraft to knock an asteroid off a collision course is the best planetary defence we have. But it will take complex calculations, and plenty of time.

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A large asteroid or comet on track for Earth would be a global threat. It would require national and international efforts to stop it.

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Spying from space has lifted the veil over the battlefield, diffusing the fog of war and lessening the utility of aggression.

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