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space exploration

E. coli colonies

Life

Floating in microgravity gives bacteria permanent genetic boost

Life in simulated zero gravity turns bacteria into reproductive powerhouses and may help them form tough colonies that could pose a risk to humans in space

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Rings and asteroids may explain ‘alien megastructure’ star

Space

Rings and asteroids may explain ‘alien megastructure’ star

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Strange cosmic radio burst pinned down to giant stellar nursery

Space

Strange cosmic radio burst pinned down to giant stellar nursery

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TV Apollo 8

Space

First mission to the moon: The real lesson

Culture

Tangoing pairs of hungry supermassive black holes grow in number

Space

Tangoing pairs of hungry supermassive black holes grow in number

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A number of sperm cells

Space

Mouse sperm sent into space produces healthy IVF babies

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Astronomers scramble as ‘alien megastructure’ star dims again

Space

Astronomers scramble as ‘alien megastructure’ star dims again

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LIGO could detect gravitational waves’ permanent space-time warp

Space

LIGO could detect gravitational waves’ permanent space-time warp

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Titan’s riverbeds show a terrain built more like Mars than Earth

Space

Titan’s riverbeds show a terrain built more like Mars than Earth

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plasma plane

Space

Plasma jet engines that could take you from the ground to space

Jet engines that compress gas into a plasma have been successfully tested at ground level for the first time

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Space

No crew planned for NASA's first Space Launch System mission

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Space

Stars can start shining at a smaller mass than we thought

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Space

Final demands: We explore sci-fi's unworldly money troubles

Culture

Space

What vision of doom made Hawking seek a faster Earth exit plan?

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