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2014 preview: First touchdown on a speeding comet

Space

2014 preview: First touchdown on a speeding comet

The Rosetta spacecraft will orbit comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko before releasing a lander that could determine the origin of Earth's oceans

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Infrared reveals stunning colours of asteroid's crust

Space

Infrared reveals stunning colours of asteroid's crust

Regulars

China lands on moon, kicks off next lunar space race

Space

China lands on moon, kicks off next lunar space race

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Earth's poles are shifting because of climate change

Earth

Earth's poles are shifting because of climate change

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Space

Rare space rock goes unnoticed for 140 years

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First water plume seen firing from Jupiter moon Europa

Space

First water plume seen firing from Jupiter moon Europa

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Space

NASA cash changes leave planet science up in the air

Opinion

Weird object hints at Saturn's moon-making skill

Space

Weird object hints at Saturn's moon-making skill

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Damp spots found in supposedly dry Martian tropics

Space

Damp spots found in supposedly dry Martian tropics

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Fiercest meteor shower on record to hit Mars via comet

Space

Fiercest meteor shower on record to hit Mars via comet

Comet Siding Spring will arrive at Mars next year, bringing with it an epic and beautiful meteor shower that could pose a danger to orbiting spacecraft

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Space

Alien-hunting equation revamped for mining asteroids

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Space

Astrophile: Europa's choppy ocean looks friendly to life

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Space

China launches Jade Rabbit rover to the moon

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Space

Jolly green comet blazes a trail towards sun

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