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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

Images from the New Horizons spacecraft show that the distant space rock Ultima Thule is flatter than we thought, and we don’t know why it’s so strange

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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

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Anu Ojha: Will humans make it to Mars?

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Anu Ojha: Will humans make it to Mars?

Will humans ever get to Mars for real? Anu Ojha, director of the UK’s National Space Academy, explores the possibilities

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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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Self-cleaning spacesuits could help astronauts cope with Martian dust

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