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  • An illustration of what the planet K2-18 b could look like with a red dwarf star on a black background that is speckled with some small stars. The planet is large, in the foreground on the right and the star is smaller, in the background at the lower left. The planet is various shades of blue, with wisps of white scattered throughout. The left edge of the planet (the side facing the star) is lit, while the rest is in shadow. The star has a bright red glow.]

    Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system

    Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life
  • Ben Jennings on American rockets – cartoon

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Ben Jennings on American rockets – cartoon

    While Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin sent up a rocket with an all-female crew, US-made weapons continue to be used to devastating effect in Gaza
  • Olivier Munn Amy Schumer Olivia Wilde composite.

    Celebrities criticize all-female rocket launch: ‘This is beyond parody’

    Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde and Olivia Munn are among the famous names calling out the much-publicised space trip
  • Katy Perry after the Blue Origin mission  on 14 April 2025

    Brief letters
    Katy Perry’s blast-off was a waste of space

    Brief letters: Blue Origin ‘crew’ | Vanity mission | Privileged ladies | Travel tech | Overheard in hospital
  • Marina Hyde

    What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space

    Marina Hyde
    The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberish, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
  • Katy Perry and Blue Origin crew return safely to Earth after space flight – video

    They used a rocket owned by Jeff Bezos, the Amazon co-founder and commercial space flight entrepreneur
  • Blue Origin all-female crew with Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin team.

    Katy Perry, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez and four others arrive back on Earth after space flight – as it happened

    Pop star kisses ground after landing and all-female crew describes feelings of joy, camaraderie and connection to our planet post space flight
    • So Katy Perry went to space. Wasn’t there anyone else we could have sent?

      Zoe Williams
    • Blue Origin crew including Katy Perry safely returns to Earth after space flight

    • Starwatch
      Starwatch: Lesser-known Coma star cluster is the jewel in a queen’s hair

  • A woman in a field shines a torch at the night sky

    How and where to watch the Lyrid meteor shower

    Annual celestial display is visible for several days in April as the Earth passes through debris left by comet C/1861 G1
  • The Blue Origin all-female crew. Clockwise : Lauren Sanchez, Amanda Nguyuen, Katy Perry, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe and Kerrianne Flynn.

    Lauren Sanchez’s all-female space flight is about to blast off – and will challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX

    Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off on Monday, with his fiancee, Katy Perry and three others on board. But is it more than just a stunt?
  • Catherine Bennett

    No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding

    Catherine Bennett
    In a triumph of bling over restraint, the bride will get a hen do in space and a party on a super-yacht
  • the NASA logo on a door

    Documents reveal Trump’s plan to gut funding for Nasa and climate science

    Critics say Nasa faces ‘extinction-level event’ with budget plan, with climate research funding also to be slashed
  • Man and girl using telescope, illustration<br>Illustration of a young girl looking through a telescope, seen in silhouette a starry night. The girl is using a reflecting telescope. In the sky, the constellation of Orion can be seen.

    Share your pictures of the Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN)

  • a rocket stands on a launch pad

    Amazon’s satellite launch designed to compete with Musk’s Starlink cancelled

  • a landscape on Mars

    Next Nasa leader says he would prioritize US missions to Mars if confirmed

  • An aeroplane is seen flying with the moon in the sky

    British space company to design fleet of satellites that may help map early universe

  • An illustration of space junk

    UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to be space watchdog, says former science minister

  • Starwatch chart for 7 April

    Starwatch
    Full moon to meet blue giant star Spica in evening sky

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