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# Space

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A morning eclipse to a rare moon-and-Mars meeting - here's what to look up for in 2022
Space telescope project started in 1989 set to launch Christmas eve
ISS astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX craft after six-month mission
Nasa spacecraft Lucy blasts off on 12-year mission to explore asteroids
Three Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for six-month mission
Poll: Would you pay to go to space as a tourist?
Star Trek actor William Shatner makes history as oldest man in space
Perseverance images confirm Mars crater is an ancient lake
Film crew to blast off from Russian launch site to make first movie in space
Star Trek actor William Shatner to rocket into space later this month
Space tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown
SpaceX launches first completely civilian-crewed rocket into orbit as Chinese astronauts return
Explainer: What is the European Union Agency for the Space Programme?
The Explainer: How does Ireland fit into the space race?
We're signing off from The Good Information Project's 'space module'
European Space Agency: Majority say Ireland’s contribution should not increase beyond €20m
Quiz: How much do you know about the modern space race?
Ireland's ancient astronomers and the alignment of our prehistoric monuments
An A-Z of everything you need to know about the space race, from astronauts to zero gravity
Open thread: What should be a priority in space exploration?
The Good Information Project: We're launching our 'space module'
Bezos attracts criticism for thanking Amazon workers after space flight
Opinion: The billionaire space race is the ultimate symbol of capitalism’s flawed obsession with growth
Amazon's Jeff Bezos just launched himself to the edge of space
'An important milestone': Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts aboard space station
Death of star will start ‘game of pinball’ for planets in system, say scientists
Chinese cargo spacecraft docks with orbital station
Virgin Galactic successfully launches shuttle in step towards space tourism plans
China lands spacecraft on Mars for the first time
SpaceX returns four astronauts to Earth in rare night splashdown
Space trio return to Earth after six months aboard orbiting station
Russian-US space crew blast off to International Space Station
SpaceX Starship completes landing but then explodes in latest test
Spacewalking astronauts prepare station for new solar wings
NASA releases panorama view of landing site of Perseverance rover on Mars
Nasa unveils new video and audio captured by Perseverance as it landed on Mars
Quiz: How much do you know about the planet Mars?
Five astronomical highlights the skies have in store in 2021
Asteroid dust collected by Japanese spacecraft arrives on Earth
Chinese spacecraft blasts off from moon with cargo of lunar rocks