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European Mars rover named after DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin

The European Space Agency is sending a rover to look for signs of life on Mars, and it has been named after one of the discoverers of DNA

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Distant Ultima Thule is a weirdly flat snowman that defies explanation

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Distant Ultima Thule is a weirdly flat snowman that defies explanation

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Here's how we could turn an asteroid into a space station

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Here's how we could turn an asteroid into a space station

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A fish in a dark background

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Astronauts could use fish and human waste to grow food on long trips

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10 year challenge: How science and the world have changed

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10 year challenge: How science and the world have changed

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China's moon garden is dead as the craft is plunged into lunar night

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China's moon garden is dead as the craft is plunged into lunar night

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I want to believe: An astronomer's view of aliens

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I want to believe: An astronomer's view of aliens

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First moon plants sprout in China's Chang'e 4 biosphere experiment

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First moon plants sprout in China's Chang'e 4 biosphere experiment

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A black hole the size of Jupiter is just wandering around the galaxy

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A black hole the size of Jupiter is just wandering around the galaxy

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Video shows the moment China's Chang'e 4 landed on moon's far side

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Video shows the moment China's Chang'e 4 landed on moon's far side

The China National Space Administration has released footage from its Chang'e 4 lander showing the moment it landed on the moon's far side on 3 January

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Anu Ojha: Will humans make it to Mars?

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Hubble Telescope camera breaks – and US shutdown might delay repair

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Taking an elevator into space could actually happen. Here's how

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We could drill water wells in Martian ice to survive on the Red Planet

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