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Second moon's remains may cover lunar far side

Space

Second moon's remains may cover lunar far side

Family squabbles rarely end in cannibalism, but the moon may have gobbled up a smaller sibling, making itself permanently lopsided

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Close-ups of Vesta, our second-heaviest asteroid

Space

Close-ups of Vesta, our second-heaviest asteroid

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Next Mars rover will climb a mountain

Life

Next Mars rover will climb a mountain

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Fourth moon discovered around Pluto

Space

Fourth moon discovered around Pluto

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Probe's targets cloud 'crystal ball' for solar system

Space

Probe's targets cloud 'crystal ball' for solar system

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Ethane lakes in a red haze: Titan's uncanny moonscape

Space

Ethane lakes in a red haze: Titan's uncanny moonscape

Features

Rover may tackle Kilimanjaro-sized mound on Mars

Life

Rover may tackle Kilimanjaro-sized mound on Mars

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Asteroid protoplanet may hold clues to Earth formation

Space

Asteroid protoplanet may hold clues to Earth formation

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Sluggish sun may 'sit out' next solar cycle

Earth

Sluggish sun may 'sit out' next solar cycle

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Apollo 17 moon rocks are surprisingly wet

Space

Apollo 17 moon rocks are surprisingly wet

Beneath the Moon's dusty surface there is water trapped in volcanic rock

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Life

Colin Pillinger: What Mars rocks can tell us

Features

Space

Is this really a piece of Mars?

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Life

NASA floats Titan boat concept

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Space

Saturn moon's atmosphere forged by comet impacts

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