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International Space Station

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Space

ExoMars probe set to sniff out signs of life on the Red Planet

The joint European-Russian mission carries the most sensitive instruments ever sent to look for potentially biological gases on Mars

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Space

Twin who spent a year on the ISS returns to Earth

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The International Space Station

Space

Astronauts may respond faster to warning voices than alarm tones

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VSS Unity

Space

Virgin Galactic claims new 'Unity' spaceship fixes safety issues

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Space

Can big money make big dreams come true?

Leader

Lighthouse

Space

Galactic GPS: How dead stars will guide us in deep space

Features

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Space

How Do You Find an Exoplanet? An insider account gives top tips

CultureLab

A CubeSat orbiting the moon scans its pole for water

Space

NASA CubeSat missions will pave way for human space flight

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Old 51¶¯Âþ: What has space ever done for us?

Space

Old 51¶¯Âþ: What has space ever done for us?

Regulars

From Africa to the stars: Why Ethiopia needs a space programme

Space

From Africa to the stars: Why Ethiopia needs a space programme

We will see an Ethiopian astronaut in my lifetime, says Solomon Belay Tessema, the man behind the country's space mission

Opinion

Space

Space age ghosts show abandoned relics of NASA's golden years

Regulars

Watch as SpaceX doesn't quite manage to land a rocket at sea

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Space

Comets can't explain weird 'alien megastructure' star after all

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Space

Commercial spaceflight newcomer allows quick ISS return trips

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