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Rosetta arrives – and sends images of 'superstar comet'

Space

Rosetta arrives – and sends images of 'superstar comet'

After a 10-year journey, the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe has reached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and sent back tantalising photos

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Comet-mapping Rosetta spacecraft prepares for duty

Space

Comet-mapping Rosetta spacecraft prepares for duty

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Comet mission must not keep space fans in the dark

Space

Comet mission must not keep space fans in the dark

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Europe makes final delivery run to space station

Space

Europe makes final delivery run to space station

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Galaxy mapper's first discovery: surprise space debris

Space

Galaxy mapper's first discovery: surprise space debris

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Spaceport UK: Locations for launch sites unveiled

Space

Spaceport UK: Locations for launch sites unveiled

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Spaceport UK: Government plan to launch spaceplanes

Space

Spaceport UK: Government plan to launch spaceplanes

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Disco-era spacecraft not dead, just out of gas

Space

Disco-era spacecraft not dead, just out of gas

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Magnetic bubble may give space probes a soft landing

Space

Magnetic bubble may give space probes a soft landing

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Curiosity piqued: The minds behind the Mars missions

Space

Curiosity piqued: The minds behind the Mars missions

In Curiosity, Rod Pyle enthusiastically shows what it takes to build a Mars rover and places us close to the action during the famous "7 minutes of terror"

CultureLab

Space

How the moon lost its magic even before Apollo 11

CultureLab

Space

'Flying saucer' airbag for Mars splashes down in Hawaii

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Earth

How to cash in on cheap Earth-watching satellites

Analysis

Space

First medical X-ray scanner heads for space station

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