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Thousands of Elite Dangerous players embark on epic space voyage

Space

Thousands of Elite Dangerous players embark on epic space voyage

What exciting discoveries await the Elite Dangerous mission to the Milky Way’s outer edges? It’s not run by NASA but the epic sciencey game feels like the real deal

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Ultima Thule

Space

Ultima Thule is a snowman-shaped rock covered in weird ice

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Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

Space

Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

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Massive space rock smash-up with Uranus recreated in a riot of colour

Space

Massive space rock smash-up with Uranus recreated in a riot of colour

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NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

Space

NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

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A new dwarf planet called Farout is the most distant we’ve ever seen

Space

A new dwarf planet called Farout is the most distant we’ve ever seen

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Asteroid 101955 Bennu

Space

First close-up look shows asteroid Bennu is a holey watery world

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Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua slipped by NASA space telescope unseen

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Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua slipped by NASA space telescope unseen

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Earth may be made up of rocks blasted by gusts of solar wind

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Earth may be made up of rocks blasted by gusts of solar wind

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We don’t need stars to navigate space - black holes work way better

If you want to find your way across the universe, forget using stars or GPS. The light from quasars billions of light years away can guide us and even help here on Earth

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Revealed: the first ever picture of the sun's north pole

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NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx set to start mission at asteroid Bennu

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Health

We’ve discovered a whole new defence system against germs in our noses

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Space

Earth may have a pair of 'ghost moons' made of dust trapped in orbit

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