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Swim among newborn stars in this vast lagoon of dust

Space

Swim among newborn stars in this vast lagoon of dust

Take a dip in the Lagoon Nebula, a stellar nursery where bright new stars are being formed

Regulars

Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

Space

Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

Space

Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

Space

Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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Astrophile: Giant flashlight illuminates cosmic network

Space

Astrophile: Giant flashlight illuminates cosmic network

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Hollow 'doughnut' rock appears in Mars rover's path

Space

Hollow 'doughnut' rock appears in Mars rover's path

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Star-aligned temples hint at Pompeii's religious mix

Life

Star-aligned temples hint at Pompeii's religious mix

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Astrophile: Binary stars that form like fraternal twins

Space

Astrophile: Binary stars that form like fraternal twins

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Hubble exploits galactic lenses for deepest view ever

Space

Hubble exploits galactic lenses for deepest view ever

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Space

Gas blob comes late to black hole supper

A huge cloud of gas heading toward the black hole at the centre of our galaxy is getting stretched into spaghetti, but hasn't been devoured yet

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Space

Hunting wormholes in a Soviet-era science city

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Dust factory seen in the heart of an exploding star

Regulars

Space

Astrophile: Trio of dead stars could take on Einstein

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Space

Second tiny asteroid spotted before it hit Earth

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