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Hubble Space Telescope

Rosetta cartoon

Space

Farewell to Rosetta, the comet mission that captivated the world

Rosetta caught the public imagination by reaching a distant comet and gathering incredible data. Now its work is over, says mission veteran Gerhard Schwehm

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New NASA budget could put asteroid-grabbing mission in jeopardy

Space

New NASA budget could put asteroid-grabbing mission in jeopardy

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‘Alien megastructure’ star may be explained by interstellar junk

Space

‘Alien megastructure’ star may be explained by interstellar junk

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China launches a space station and wants an even bigger one

Space

China launches a space station and wants an even bigger one

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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Space

Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave

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A comparison of rockets

Space

Blue Origin unveils big new rocket that will put humans in orbit

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Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo in flight

Space

Virgin Galactic returns to the skies two years after fatal crash

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CSI Eta Carinae: Clouds suggest odd star's history of violence

Space

CSI Eta Carinae: Clouds suggest odd star's history of violence

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Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

Life

Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

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SpaceX rocket blows up during routine test ahead of launch

Space

SpaceX rocket blows up during routine test ahead of launch

Eyewitnesses at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida say a SpaceX rocket has exploded on the launch pad

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Life

Mysterious signal unlikely to be aliens after SETI draws a blank

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Life

Mysterious SETI signal sends alien-hunting telescopes scrambling

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Life

Proxima b’s star could be blasting away the planet’s atmosphere

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Space

Tale of world of supersmart spiders takes Clarke SF award

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