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Europe steps up contributions to Artemis Moon plan
Thales Alenia Space will build Europe’s two major contributions to the Lunar Gateway space station.
Hidden camera’s hugging tiger wins top photo award
A camera-trap image of an Amur tiger takes the grand prize at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020.
Bezos’ rocket tests Nasa Moon landing tech
The New Shepard rocket carried technology designed to return humans to the Moon in four years.
Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its corals
Every type of coral has declined since 1995 because of climate change, an Australian study finds.
UK signs up to Nasa’s Moon exploration principles
The UK backs the accords that will guide the American-led return to the Moon this decade.
Google robots will roam fields inspecting crops
The project will analyse every leaf on every crop, helping farmers tend the fields.
‘Better warning system’ needed for extreme weather
The UN calls for a rapid rise in investment in early warning systems for extreme weather events.
Our Planet Now
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Attenborough: ‘Curb excess capitalism’ to save nature
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Space
Concern over satellite impact on giant telescope
Black hole breakthroughs win Nobel physics prize
Buried lakes of water discovered on Mars
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Space station crew woken up to hunt for air leak
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