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Europa

Life

Spacecraft could taste Europa's sea by sampling its atmosphere

The moon’s watery plumes may vent into space from its hidden ocean. Now we have a way to study these jets weeks after a blast and maybe spot signs of life

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Monday's bright supermoon will be closest to Earth in 68 years

Space

Monday's bright supermoon will be closest to Earth in 68 years

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Space

Beagle Mars probe probably didn’t crash, new analysis shows

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I watched a rover search for ancient life on Mars – I mean, Utah

Life

I watched a rover search for ancient life on Mars – I mean, Utah

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A pair of planets passing in from of their star

Space

Exoplanet hunters are missing 75 per cent of two-star worlds

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Mickey Mouse ears may explain universe’s biggest explosions

Space

Mickey Mouse ears may explain universe’s biggest explosions

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China's Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket takes first flight

Space

China's Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket takes first flight

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Mars orbiter spots new crater that may be ExoMars's lost lander

Space

Mars orbiter spots new crater that may be ExoMars's lost lander

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Fears grow that ExoMars lander lost in final minute of descent

Space

Fears grow that ExoMars lander lost in final minute of descent

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Pluto may sport clouds of poisonous acid and flammable gases

Space

Pluto may sport clouds of poisonous acid and flammable gases

Wispy features spotted just above the dwarf planet’s surface might be clouds – and they seem to be made of nasty stuff

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Space

Get ready for ESA's white-knuckle descent to the Red Planet

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Space

ExoMars spacecraft splits in two to explore Mars surface and air

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Space

Strange signals from 234 stars could be ET - or human error

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Space

Uranus might have two dark moons we've never seen before

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