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Humanity is entering one of the most active eras of space missions ever recorded. From deep-space probes studying ancient cosmic history to robotic explorers targeting moons, asteroids, and Mars, 2025 ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey billions of galaxies, and multiple nations will launch ...

One may easily regard oneself as no more than a speck compared to the universe. Thirteen and eight-tenths billion years after the Big Bang, the universe has expanded to such an extent that light, ...