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Kepler space telescope

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

Physics

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

The latest atomic clocks are so staggeringly precise that they are going to redefine the second. The only question now is when

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Arecibo damage

Space

Snapped cable slashes a devastating hole in Arecibo radio telescope

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ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

Space

ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

Regulars

Why dark matter should be called something else

Space

Why dark matter should be called something else

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Starship

Space

SpaceX’s prototype Mars rocket has flown for the first time

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Panspermia

Definition

Panspermia

Goldilocks zone (KEPLER 1649)

Definition

Goldilocks zone

Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

Space

Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

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night sky

Space

The best view of the stars from Earth is on a hill in Antarctica

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Perseverance rover

Space

NASA has launched its Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter

NASA’s Perseverance rover, which will look for signs of past or present life on Mars and test Ingenuity, the first interplanetary helicopter, is set to launch on 30 July

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Video

Katherine Joy: Uncovering the secrets of the moon

Video

Space

Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

Features

Space

Mould from Chernobyl nuclear reactor tested as radiation shield on ISS

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Space

China is sending its first rover to Mars with the Tianwen-1 mission

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