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We may be nostalgic about astronauts but our scientific abilities have leapfrogged our physical ones
The cost of launching humans into space is hard to justify as unmanned trips get faster, cheaper and safer
The current system dooms the UK to remain perpetually unprepared
Voters and scientists must ensure politicians prioritise long-term measures to save our Earthly home
Cosmologist Martin Rees argues we must be guided by values beyond science if we are to thrive in a world of AI
An ultra-cool dwarf star carries the whiff of a jackpot of extraterrestrial life
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Yuri Milner donates funds to hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence
‘Secular society underestimates the power of religion, which has great positive energy’
Britain’s ‘top scientist’ says our brains may not yet have evolved sufficiently to unlock the secrets of the cosmos
Sir Bernard Lovell was a pioneering radio-astronomer
The FT’s arts editor on asking about a stranger’s art collection, attending a talkathon and a memorial for Vaclav Havel
Michael Nielsen argues that online collaboration is changing the scientific landscape
‘The fortunate in this unequal world should be motivated by guilt and shame’
The financial crisis has not prevented countries such as the US from investing, writes Martin Rees
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