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Kepler space telescope

Here's how we could turn an asteroid into a space station

Space

Here's how we could turn an asteroid into a space station

Building a space station inside a rotating asteroid would make it easier to mine precious resources - but it might not happen for decades

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A fish in a dark background

Space

Astronauts could use fish and human waste to grow food on long trips

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10 year challenge: How science and the world have changed

Environment

10 year challenge: How science and the world have changed

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China's moon garden is dead as the craft is plunged into lunar night

Space

China's moon garden is dead as the craft is plunged into lunar night

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I want to believe: An astronomer's view of aliens

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I want to believe: An astronomer's view of aliens

Video

First moon plants sprout in China's Chang'e 4 biosphere experiment

Space

First moon plants sprout in China's Chang'e 4 biosphere experiment

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A black hole the size of Jupiter is just wandering around the galaxy

Space

A black hole the size of Jupiter is just wandering around the galaxy

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Video shows the moment China's Chang'e 4 landed on moon's far side

Space

Video shows the moment China's Chang'e 4 landed on moon's far side

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Anu Ojha: Will humans make it to Mars?

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Anu Ojha: Will humans make it to Mars?

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Hubble

Space

Hubble Telescope camera breaks – and US shutdown might delay repair

The wide-field camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has developed a fault – just as key NASA staff are unable to work because of the US government shutdown

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Space

Radio wave bursts from space keep hitting Earth and we don't know why

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Space

Taking an elevator into space could actually happen. Here's how

Features

Space

We could drill water wells in Martian ice to survive on the Red Planet

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Space

Self-cleaning spacesuits could help astronauts cope with Martian dust

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