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2015 preview: Pluto gets ready for its first close-up

Space

2015 preview: Pluto gets ready for its first close-up

Our current best snapshot of Pluto is just a handful of pixels captured by the Hubble Space Telescope – that should change when New Horizons flies by

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Asteroid soil could fertilise farms in space

Life

Asteroid soil could fertilise farms in space

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NASA test launches Orion space capsule for Mars trip

Space

NASA test launches Orion space capsule for Mars trip

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Finding aliens harder now we know DNA survives space

Space

Finding aliens harder now we know DNA survives space

Analysis

I helped build Apollo and the shuttle – Orion is next

Space

I helped build Apollo and the shuttle – Orion is next

Opinion

#Rosettawatch: homing in on Philae's resting spot

Space

#Rosettawatch: homing in on Philae's resting spot

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

Space

Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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Space

Is mystery Russian spacecraft a satellite-killer?

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Philae's hop, skip and jump across comet 67P

Space

Philae's hop, skip and jump across comet 67P

Regulars

Race to get comet data before Philae dies

Space

Race to get comet data before Philae dies

The first spacecraft to land on a comet bounced twice before it settled, but its batteries are running out, leaving scientists in a race against time

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Space

Philae has landed – first image from the surface

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Earth

Bio-drone simply melts away when it crashes

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Space

Turbopump failure behind Orbital rocket explosion

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Space

Make your own comet 67P with dirt and dry ice

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