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Space

Supernova echoes found trapped in meteorite metals

The oldest known minerals in the solar system show evidence of a nearby star explosion – maybe even the one that triggered the birth of the sun

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Virgin Galactic joins the reality TV space race

Space

Virgin Galactic joins the reality TV space race

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Historic shots of Io revealed a world on fire

Space

Historic shots of Io revealed a world on fire

Regulars

Astrophile: The climate-shaping supervolcanoes of Mars

Space

Astrophile: The climate-shaping supervolcanoes of Mars

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Spacecraft army gears up to watch rare sun-diving comet

Space

Spacecraft army gears up to watch rare sun-diving comet

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Mystery deepens as Martian methane eludes Curiosity

Space

Mystery deepens as Martian methane eludes Curiosity

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NASA says Voyager 1 has left the solar system, honest

Space

NASA says Voyager 1 has left the solar system, honest

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Spot of bother: have we been getting solar activity wrong?

Space

Spot of bother: have we been getting solar activity wrong?

Features

Cell scaffolding found in odd California meteorite

Life

Cell scaffolding found in odd California meteorite

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Solar system caught in an interstellar tempest

Space

Solar system caught in an interstellar tempest

The gas cloud we've been zipping through on the edge of the Milky Way is either more turbulent than imagined or we're poised to pop right out of it

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Space

NASA orbiter will use laser to bring broadband to moon

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Life

Martian soup may have been tasty to early life

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Space

Japanese probe to sniff out why planets lose gases

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Space

We should all be able to name objects in space

Opinion

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