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ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030

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ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030

The European Space Agency has three finalists for a mission to launch by 2030: a Venus probe and two space telescopes to view ancient gamma rays and young stars

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NASA sent a robot to the Red Planet to listen for marsquakes

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NASA sent a robot to the Red Planet to listen for marsquakes

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Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

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Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

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Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

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Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

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Down the drain - and into a 3D printer

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Astronauts could 3D print tools from their own processed faeces

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Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has finally fallen from the sky

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Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has finally fallen from the sky

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Mission Icarus: Inside the daring plan to touch the sun

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Start-up accused of launching mini satellites without permission

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Start-up accused of launching mini satellites without permission

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Jupiter

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Stunning shot of Jupiter's swirling storms taken by Juno camera

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Was SpaceX launch about progress in space, or just a giant ad?

The Falcon Heavy launch was more than just spectacle – it set the stage for a future Mars mission. Now we need to think about who's in the driver's seat

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China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change

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Is Elon Musk's playboy space odyssey really the future we want?

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SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket for first time

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Delicate solar panels of Martian lander are tested before launch

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