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Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

Space

Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

The comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft phoned home late because, like many a tired soul, it hit the snooze button instead of waking fully first time around

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

Space

Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

Space

Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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Wake up and smell the comet: Rousing the Rosetta probe

Space

Wake up and smell the comet: Rousing the Rosetta probe

Features

Astronaut gut reaction: The microbiome in space

Life

Astronaut gut reaction: The microbiome in space

Analysis

Cygnus launch sparks science boom in low Earth orbit

Space

Cygnus launch sparks science boom in low Earth orbit

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India's hefty 'naughty boy' rocket comes in from cold

Space

India's hefty 'naughty boy' rocket comes in from cold

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Robots aren't yet ready to work alone in space

Space

Robots aren't yet ready to work alone in space

Opinion

Water plumes spark a race to Jupiter moon Europa

Life

Water plumes spark a race to Jupiter moon Europa

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Christmas Eve spacewalk a success for NASA

Space

Christmas Eve spacewalk a success for NASA

A "mini blizzard" of toxic ammonia was the only hiccup for NASA astronauts, who have repaired a damaged cooling pump on the International Space Station

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Space

Five DIY hacks to survive a space emergency

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Space

2014 preview: The ships that could take us to Mars

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Space

2014 preview: First touchdown on a speeding comet

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Life

There's no resting place for the human race

Opinion

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