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Galaxy-mapping megacamera falls victim to loose fibres

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Galaxy-mapping megacamera falls victim to loose fibres

The European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has loose fibres that are scattering too much light into its camera, making it harder to map the Milky Way

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Europa's geysers disappear in a cloud of mystery

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Europa's geysers disappear in a cloud of mystery

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Star's flying visit could fling comets at Earth

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2015 preview: Pluto gets ready for its first close-up

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2015 preview: Pluto gets ready for its first close-up

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The piste at the end of the universe

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The piste at the end of the universe

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Soggy space rocks brought water to young moon

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Soggy space rocks brought water to young moon

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The sun and Jupiter could reveal space-time ripples

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The sun and Jupiter could reveal space-time ripples

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Formation of life's building blocks recreated in lab

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Formation of life's building blocks recreated in lab

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Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey

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Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey

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Giant galactic gas 'blow out' seen for the first time

Space

Giant galactic gas 'blow out' seen for the first time

A gigantic rainbow jet has been glimpsed in the act of being booted out of a galactic nursery by the forming stars

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Join our shoestring mission to find life on Europa

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Hayabusa 2 probe begins journey to land on an asteroid

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Invisible hissing doughnut is Earth's radiation shield

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