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Saturn's ice moon Enceladus revealed in unprecedented detail

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Saturn's ice moon Enceladus revealed in unprecedented detail

NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its closest fly-by of the north pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus – and saw a world covered in craters and cracks

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Icy plains and snakeskin terrain among Pluto's lingering puzzles

Space

Icy plains and snakeskin terrain among Pluto's lingering puzzles

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China has had a telescope on the moon for the past two years

Space

China has had a telescope on the moon for the past two years

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Lake once filled the crater on Mars where Curiosity rover sits

Space

Lake once filled the crater on Mars where Curiosity rover sits

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New Horizons shows Pluto sporting blue skies and red water ice

Space

New Horizons shows Pluto sporting blue skies and red water ice

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Craters and canyons hint at violent past of Pluto's moon Charon

Space

Craters and canyons hint at violent past of Pluto's moon Charon

Regulars

Budget NASA missions will head for asteroids or hellish Venus

Space

Budget NASA missions will head for asteroids or hellish Venus

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Capturing NASA's mindset is key to The Martian’s success

Space

Capturing NASA's mindset is key to The Martian’s success

CultureLab

Rosettawatch: Comet 67P's weather revealed as sun melts ice

Space

Rosettawatch: Comet 67P's weather revealed as sun melts ice

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Space

Saturn's largest moon Titan could have sun-warmed swirling seas

Solar heating could create currents in liquid methane seas on Saturn's largest moon – which could pose a challenge for proposed missions there

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Earth

Total eclipse glowing over icy pyramids wins photo prize

Regulars

Space

I drive monster trucks for the stars

Opinion

Space

NASA reveals best pictures of bright spots on Ceres

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Space

Moonquakes unearthed in data from 1970s Apollo mission

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