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Curiosity reaching science peak after years of driving
Mars rover Curiosity has spent the past two years driving to a mineral-rich layered peak called Mt Sharp, and it finally arrived. Now the real science can begin
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Rubber duck comet photobombs Rosetta probe’s selfie
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Low gravity makes astronauts prone to falling over
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Space
No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing
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Europa’s icy plate tectonics may support life
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Voyager 2’s view of solar system’s edge will be unique
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Physics
Earliest stars lived short, fiery lives
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Physics
Perfect harmonies: How music was built into science
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Small, sticky asteroids could be extra dangerous
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Saturn moon may host its own Dead Sea
A lab model of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan shows the liquids may be saturated with benzene, with underground cave networks carved out of its deposits
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Comet-mapping Rosetta spacecraft prepares for duty
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Leaving Earth made the moon lemon-shaped
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Ancient Earth fossils could be found on the moon
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Physics
Strange dark stuff is making the universe too bright
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