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solar power

City rooftops have been collecting cosmic dust that falls from the sky

Space

Cosmic dust grains found on city rooftops for the first time

Sifting through muck trapped in roof gutters in Paris, Oslo and Berlin yielded 500 tiny particles from the birth of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago

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The planned ExoMars rover will carry a drill to dig for life

Space

ESA approves 2020 ExoMars rover despite crash earlier this year

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Inside of fusion reactor JET, showing a purple plasma on the right

Technology

Brexit puts Europe's nuclear fusion future in doubt

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Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start

Earth

Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start

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Mars's dry surface

Space

A dash of hydrogen and methane could have kept Mars warm

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Window to hell: Io's strongest volcano changes face as we watch

Earth

Window to hell: Io's strongest volcano changes face as we watch

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First ever lightning-mapping satellite set for take off

Earth

First ever lightning-mapping satellite set for take off

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Health

Old 51¶¯Âþ: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

Regulars

The world in 2076: Artificial starlight has made energy free

Technology

The world in 2076: Artificial starlight has made energy free

Features

Europa

Life

Spacecraft could taste Europa's sea by sampling its atmosphere

The moon’s watery plumes may vent into space from its hidden ocean. Now we have a way to study these jets weeks after a blast and maybe spot signs of life

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Space

Monday's bright supermoon will be closest to Earth in 68 years

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Life

I watched a rover search for ancient life on Mars – I mean, Utah

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Space

ExoMars crash must not mean abandoning next Red Planet rover

Comment

Technology

Controversial India-Japan nuclear deal to be signed this week

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