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The human universe: Could we colonise the stars?

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The human universe: Could we colonise the stars?

If we really are alone in the universe, should we take Earth's life to other planets? Especially as we might already have the means

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A Russian spacecraft is spinning out of control – but don't panic

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A Russian spacecraft is spinning out of control – but don't panic

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Stag beetles' unwieldy jaws are surprisingly slick in flight

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Stag beetles' unwieldy jaws are surprisingly slick in flight

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SpaceX reusable rocket crashes in attempted boat landing

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SpaceX reusable rocket crashes in attempted boat landing

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Reusable Vulcan rockets that parachute to Earth to launch in 2019

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Reusable Vulcan rockets that parachute to Earth to launch in 2019

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Germanwings co-pilot 'deliberately crashed' plane after locking out captain

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Germanwings co-pilot 'deliberately crashed' plane after locking out captain

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Rock grab from asteroid will aid human mission to Mars

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Rock grab from asteroid will aid human mission to Mars

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First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin

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First year-long stay on the ISS about to begin

One twin will spend the year in space, the other on the ground. Monitoring their health could let us tease apart the effects of space flight from genetics

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Conifer seed fossils caught learning helicopter flight

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World's biggest and strongest rocket booster fires up

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The spacecraft stack set to fly in pyramid formation

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Feeling the pressure

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