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Space

Touching down on Mars could still be a far-off prospect

Landing on the Red Planet may remain a distant dream for now, despite ambitious plans by aerospace companies to take people there in the next decade

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Happy birthday Hubble, 25 today! Look back to where it all began

Space

Happy birthday Hubble, 25 today! Look back to where it all began

Regulars

California must ration water to avoid drought disaster

Earth

California must ration water to avoid drought disaster

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#RosettaWatch: New clues about the origin of comet 67P

Space

#RosettaWatch: New clues about the origin of comet 67P

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The spacecraft stack set to fly in pyramid formation

Space

The spacecraft stack set to fly in pyramid formation

Regulars

Curiosity's arm short circuit leaves Mars rover stranded

Space

Curiosity's arm short circuit leaves Mars rover stranded

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Space

Key to quantum gravity may lurk in cosmic haze

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Drill into Mars for clues to Earth's climate

Earth

Drill into Mars for clues to Earth's climate

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Dawn spacecraft set for first visit to a dwarf planet

Space

Dawn spacecraft set for first visit to a dwarf planet

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The plan to find alien life in Europa's icy seas

Life

The plan to find alien life in Europa's icy seas

We're getting ready to send a probe to Jupiter's icy moon – but how will we know if anything lives there?

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Space

NASA chief scientist: First an asteroid, then Mars

Opinion

Space

NASA's Messenger probe ready for final tour of Mercury

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NASA's Messenger spacecraft makes final tour of Mercury

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Space

Wi-Fi could let robots roam around the ISS

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