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Chinese satellite to shine a light on mysterious dark matter

Space

Chinese satellite to shine a light on mysterious dark matter

Shadowy hints of dark matter's true nature are set to be boosted by a new particle and gamma-ray detector being launched into orbit

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Spacecraft that will put Einstein to the test ready for lift-off

Space

Spacecraft that will put Einstein to the test ready for lift-off

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Flying gold knocked the moon off course and ruined eclipses

Space

Flying gold knocked the moon off course and ruined eclipses

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Pluto deserves better than a one-night stand

Space

Pluto deserves better than a one-night stand

Comment

Beyond Pluto: New Horizons probe aims for another unseen world

Space

Beyond Pluto: New Horizons probe aims for another unseen world

Features

Pluto kept alive by antifreeze – other icy worlds could be too

Space

Pluto kept alive by antifreeze – other icy worlds could be too

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Our moon would be a planet under new definition of planethood

Space

Our moon would be a planet under new definition of planethood

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Origin of Earth's water traced back to the birth of our planet

Earth

Origin of Earth's water traced back to the birth of our planet

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Most distant solar system object yet could hint at hidden planet

Space

Most distant solar system object yet could hint at hidden planet

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Pluto surprises with ice volcanoes and alien weather

Space

Pluto surprises with ice volcanoes and alien weather

New revelations from NASA's New Horizons probe shows Pluto's diverse geology is blanketed with a more compact atmosphere than we thought

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Life

NASA debates where to land on Mars – but are we ready to go?

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Space

Salt flats on Europa mean moon's ocean may come to surface

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Space

Rosetta's comet has oxygen made before the solar system's birth

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Space

Russia starts moon base collaboration with European Space Agency

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