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Probe launches to map Earth's gravity in best detail yet

Earth

Probe launches to map Earth's gravity in best detail yet

Europe's sleek GOCE satellite blasted off on Tuesday – the ion engine-propelled probe will map the planet's gravity field in unprecedented detail

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Launch of European gravity satellite delayed

Earth

Launch of European gravity satellite delayed

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Space station may move to dodge debris

Space

Space station may move to dodge debris

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Debris threat prompts space station crew to evacuate

Space

Debris threat prompts space station crew to evacuate

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Gallery: the evolution of the spacesuit

Space

Gallery: the evolution of the spacesuit

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Space station to be fitted with final set of solar arrays

Space

Space station to be fitted with final set of solar arrays

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What is it like to live in isolation for months on end?

Space

What is it like to live in isolation for months on end?

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Crew chosen for Mars isolation test

Life

Crew chosen for Mars isolation test

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Beyond the jumpsuit: the future of space fashion

Space

Beyond the jumpsuit: the future of space fashion

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Air-breathing planes: the spaceships of the future?

Space

Air-breathing planes: the spaceships of the future?

Most of the weight in rockets is taken up by oxidisers needed to burn fuel – future space planes may instead inhale oxygen from the atmosphere

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Earth

Obama backs Moon return in NASA budget

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Space

Astronaut-authored report says NASA needs new direction

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Earth

CO2-tracking satellite crashes after lift-off

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Earth

Satellite to pinpoint sources and sinks of CO2

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