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Kepler space telescope

Falcon Heavy rocket

Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket test is the start of a race to Mars

The imminent first flight of Elon Musk's giant new rocket could mark a spectacular start to a new era in space flight, says Paul Marks

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Cosmic couture: The urgent quest to redesign the spacesuit

Space

Cosmic couture: The urgent quest to redesign the spacesuit

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1845 telescope

Physics

Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it

Culture

Mercury probe

Space

2018 preview: Epic mission to Mercury will unravel its mysteries

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moon

Space

2018 preview: Return to the moon as eight missions are planned

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Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

Physics

Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

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NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

Space

NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

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Trump directs NASA to send astronauts to the moon and then Mars

Space

Trump directs NASA to send astronauts to the moon and then Mars

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Bizarre supernova may be powered by hidden disc of dust and gas

Space

Bizarre supernova may be powered by hidden disc of dust and gas

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The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong

Space

The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong

If dark matter isn't heavy and interacts even weakly with normal matter, we should drag our detectors out from underground to catch it

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Space

No, aliens aren't lurking on the International Space Station

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Space

Weird tiny galaxies found hiding in Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field

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Physics

Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

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Life

Private mission may get us back to Enceladus sooner than NASA

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