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Hunting for water on the moon: a brief but splashy history

Space

Hunting for water on the moon: a brief but splashy history

NASA's LCROSS mission is the latest in a series of attempts to divine water on the moon – some have hinted that our nearest neighbour may be something of a watery oasis, while others suggest that view is just a mirage

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NASA puzzles over 'invisible' moon impact

Space

NASA puzzles over 'invisible' moon impact

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Largest ring in solar system found around Saturn

Space

Largest ring in solar system found around Saturn

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Phantom storms: How our weather leaks into space

Space

Phantom storms: How our weather leaks into space

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Space radiation hits record high

Space

Space radiation hits record high

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Mercury looms large as probe closes in for final flyby

Space

Mercury looms large as probe closes in for final flyby

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Space

Moon-smashing probe aims for new target crater

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How astronauts could 'harvest' water on the moon

Space

How astronauts could 'harvest' water on the moon

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Widespread water may cling to moon's surface

Space

Widespread water may cling to moon's surface

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Found: 62 meteor showers new to science

Space

Found: 62 meteor showers new to science

Move over Perseids – radar observations have revealed previously unrecognised associations in the interplanetary debris that rains down on Earth

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Space

Wind, not water, may explain Red Planet's hue

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Moon is coldest known place in the solar system

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Rare meteorite found by 'fireball' observatory

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Too much radiation for astronauts to make it to Mars

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