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Crew of mock lunar 'biosphere' grew food and made oxygen for 200 days

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Crew of mock lunar 'biosphere' grew food and made oxygen for 200 days

The inhabitants of China’s Lunar Palace biosphere lived on recycled oxygen and water, and grew their own food for a record-setting 200 days without outside intervention

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Solar Opposites review: Clever, silly and bound to be an instant hit

Space

Solar Opposites review: Clever, silly and bound to be an instant hit

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NASA's Perseverance rover has sent back incredible images from Mars

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NASA's Perseverance rover has sent back incredible images from Mars

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NASA's Perseverance rover has landed safely on the surface of Mars

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NASA's Perseverance rover has landed safely on the surface of Mars

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The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is about to arrive at Mars

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The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is about to arrive at Mars

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Rare images show role of collisions in galactic evolution

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Rare images show role of collisions in galactic evolution

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Physicists find best way for insects to avoid collisions when jumping

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How every galaxy comes from quantum fluctuations billions of years ago

Space

How every galaxy comes from quantum fluctuations billions of years ago

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2021 preview: Three missions will make February 2021 the month of Mars

Space

2021 preview: Three missions will make February 2021 the month of Mars

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NASA probe on Mars may feel the ground shake as rovers land in 2021

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NASA probe on Mars may feel the ground shake as rovers land in 2021

The landings of NASA’s Perseverance rover and China’s Tianwen-1 rover on Mars could be detected by seismometers already on the planet as part of the InSight mission

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Space

2020 in review: The hunt for life on Venus continues

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Space

Searching for stardust: How to find micrometeorites in your gutters

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Space

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft made its highest flight yet then exploded

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The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is about to deliver asteroid rocks to Earth

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