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Earth-like alien world looms into view through Kepler telescope

Space

Earth-like alien world looms into view through Kepler telescope

The alien planet is a rocky world circling a sun-like star at a distance that should allow it to carry liquid water

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Pluto's baffling surface reveals mysteries of an active world

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Pluto's baffling surface reveals mysteries of an active world

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Drowning sun

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Behind-the-scenes photos show the people that got us to Pluto

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Behind-the-scenes photos show the people that got us to Pluto

Regulars

Philae may have moved – and Rosetta will start to look south

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Philae may have moved – and Rosetta will start to look south

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New Horizons team baffled by discovery of icy plains on Pluto

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New Horizons team baffled by discovery of icy plains on Pluto

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Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

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Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

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New Horizons fly-by shows Pluto to be a surprising world

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New Horizons fly-by shows Pluto to be a surprising world

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Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

Space

Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

Analysis

Cheers and celebrations as NASA hears from Pluto spacecraft

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Cheers and celebrations as NASA hears from Pluto spacecraft

After a nine-year journey, the New Horizons spacecraft has finally reached Pluto and phoned home to report it is in good health

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Tense wait for New Horizons to phone home after Pluto fly-by

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How do you choreograph a flash dance with Pluto?

Opinion

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Bursting balloons in a sand box show distinct pattern of craters

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Pluto and Charon shine in latest images in advance of fly-by

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