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China's Jade Rabbit rover pronounced dead on the moon

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China's Jade Rabbit rover pronounced dead on the moon

Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, has been officially declared dead. Mechanical problems caused by lunar dust is a top suspect for the loss of function

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Red star rising: China's ascent to space superpower

Space

Red star rising: China's ascent to space superpower

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Lunar law row hots up as NASA enters private moon rush

Space

Lunar law row hots up as NASA enters private moon rush

Analysis

Mini space shuttle gears up to chase astronaut dreams

Space

Mini space shuttle gears up to chase astronaut dreams

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Orion's life-support module prepares for launch

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Orion's life-support module prepares for launch

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Japan's huge magnetic net will trawl for space junk

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Japan's huge magnetic net will trawl for space junk

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Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

Space

Snooze-button glitch delayed Rosetta's wake-up

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

Space

Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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Moth drone stays rock steady in gale-force winds

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Moth drone stays rock steady in gale-force winds

By mimicking how a moth moves, a quadcopter can hover and fly even in high winds – perfect for surveillance

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Wake up and smell the comet: Rousing the Rosetta probe

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Astronaut gut reaction: The microbiome in space

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Space

Cygnus launch sparks science boom in low Earth orbit

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See the sound a helicopter makes caught on camera

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