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Destination Pluto: Countdown to the historic New Horizons fly-by

Space

Destination Pluto: Countdown to the historic New Horizons fly-by

The latest images of Pluto, a checklist of mysteries waiting to be solved. And 51¶¯Âþ will be covering all the action – live from mission control

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What the sun would look like if you had X-ray vision

Space

What the sun would look like if you had X-ray vision

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It's time to decide when to declare a planet lifeless

Life

It's time to decide when to declare a planet lifeless

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Pluto probe hiccup caused by overloaded computer

Space

Pluto probe hiccup caused by overloaded computer

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New Horizons hiccup won't affect Pluto mission science

Space

New Horizons hiccup won't affect Pluto mission science

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Chasing Pluto's shadow in a Boeing 747

Space

Chasing Pluto's shadow in a Boeing 747

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Best-ever images of Pluto reveal baffling pepperoni slices

Space

Best-ever images of Pluto reveal baffling pepperoni slices

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Space

Lunar loser

Regulars

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Space

New Horizons snaps first infrared image of Pluto

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Don't fear apocalyptic asteroids: you're safer than you think

Space

Don't fear apocalyptic asteroids: you're safer than you think

A star-studded group of campaigners are promoting Asteroid Day to raise awareness of the threat of incoming rocks. Are we really facing imminent disaster?

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Space

Grand Theft Sedna: how the sun might have stolen a mini-planet

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Life

Lava lakes spotted on Venus may be how it stays so blemish-free

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Life

Humans can bug-out to Mars without ruining search for life

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Earth

Dual asteroid strike hints at chaos in the inner solar system

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