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NASA's next Mars rover to launch in 2020

Space

NASA's next Mars rover to launch in 2020

Rock storage and a zoomable 3D camera are some of the possible updates to a rover based on Curiosity's design

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Space

Finding dangerous asteroids, before they find us

CultureLab

'Magnetic highway' found at solar system's edge

Space

'Magnetic highway' found at solar system's edge

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Heavy hydrogen excess hints at Martian vapour loss

Space

Heavy hydrogen excess hints at Martian vapour loss

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Curiosity finds carbon – but is it from Mars?

Space

Curiosity finds carbon – but is it from Mars?

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Saturn's rings may double up as a moon factory

Space

Saturn's rings may double up as a moon factory

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Messenger finds hints of ice at Mercury's poles

Space

Messenger finds hints of ice at Mercury's poles

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Space

The moon is still waiting for visitors

Opinion

Humans head for moon's orbit – and beyond

Space

Humans head for moon's orbit – and beyond

Analysis

Europe has right stuff to take NASA back to moon

Space

Europe has right stuff to take NASA back to moon

ESA's redesigned cargo drone will give NASA's Orion spacecraft air, power and manoeuvrability on two new trips to the moon

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Space

Curiosity result could confirm Mars life, says Levin

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Space

Astrophile: How a faraway dwarf world lost its cloak

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Space

Mars is safe from radiation – but the trip there isn't

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Space

Pumpkin pie craters on Mercury are solar system first

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