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Hubble's new view of iconic 'Pillars of Creation'

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Hubble's new view of iconic 'Pillars of Creation'

One of the most famous pictures of the cosmos has received a high-def update thanks to a new camera installed on the Hubble Space Telescope

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Galaxy-mapping megacamera falls victim to loose fibres

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Galaxy-mapping megacamera falls victim to loose fibres

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Europa's geysers disappear in a cloud of mystery

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Europa's geysers disappear in a cloud of mystery

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Star's flying visit could fling comets at Earth

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Fancy naming a world after someone this Christmas?

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Cosmic rays drive the galactic pottery wheel

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Cosmic rays drive the galactic pottery wheel

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Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey

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Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey

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Giant galactic gas 'blow out' seen for the first time

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Giant galactic gas 'blow out' seen for the first time

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Invisible hissing doughnut is Earth's radiation shield

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Invisible hissing doughnut is Earth's radiation shield

Hissing static just beneath Earth's protective plasma layer has been found to limit how close radiation can get to the planet

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Us vs universe: Taking the twinkle out of the stars

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Chance to bury your DNA on the moon in a time capsule

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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Philae drills comet, but may not survive the night

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