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THE NEXT GIANT LEAP • Artemis II marks humanity's first triumphant return to the Moon since Apollo

Artemis II rounds the Moon and returns to Earth • The mission broke records and paves the way for a new era of exploration

A new way to find advanced alien life • Model could find patterns across multiple planets that reveal life – whatever form it takes

Largest 3D map of the Universe completed • Survey of 47 million galaxies and quasars may force a rethink on dark energy

Lasers could propel spacecraft to the stars • Light-controlled propulsion is a step towards fuel-free spaceflight

Comet seen to reverse its spin • New study from Hubble observations shows just how wildly unpredictable comets can be

Blue Origin extracts oxygen from Moon dust • Newly developed reactor could provide breathable air for lunar settlers

DNA precursor found on Mars • Organic molecules found in a single Martian rock include seven never seen before

New moons found around Jupiter and Saturn • And we think we know why Jupiter has more big moons than its neighbour

Star-forming region captured in amazing clarity • Piercing the dust clouds allows astronomers to see little-known, youthful massive stars

Ancient asteroid crater on Earth is twice the size we thought • The 870,000-year-old Zhamanshin impact may have been 10 times more devastating than previously estimated

JWST is pushing our models to the limit • Its observations of the early Universe are proving stubbornly hard to explain

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • As The Sky at Night helps mark Jodrell Bank's 80th birthday, presenter George Dransfield explains how she's been won over by radio astronomy

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Is cosmology robust science or just guesswork? • Untestable ideas, immeasurable distances, layers of assumption… Brian Clegg asks, just how much do we really know about the Universe?

Search engines for the stars • Could science-loving billionaires shake up astronomy, just like Musk and Bezos have done for spaceflight? Govert Schilling looks at four powerful new observatories being built by the former boss of Google

The philanthropic pursuit of astronomy • Private investment in 21st-century science has echoes of the scientific philanthropy of the past

Open access for science • Data from the Schmidt telescopes will be freely available to astronomers

Under southern SKIES Stargazing in Australia's Warrumbungles • Ten years after Australia gained its first International Dark Sky Park, Yvette Cook finds out exactly why Warrumbungle National Park is a world-class astrotourism destination

When to go • Time a trip to Warrumbungle National Park to take in these dramatic celestial events in 2026 and beyond

What to know before your visit • Make a visit to Warrumbungle National Park an out-of-this-world experience

Artemis II A new view of lunar geology • With the astronauts safely home, Tamie Jovanelly takes us through what Artemis II's mission to the Moon could reveal about our lunar companion

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