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Kepler space telescope

China seems to have launched a secret reusable space plane

Space

China seems to have launched a secret reusable space plane

Early on 4 September, China launched a rocket carrying a “reusable experimental spacecraft” according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency – but the vehicle’s purpose is unknown

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Deinococcus radiodurans

Life

Radiation-resistant bacteria could survive journey from Earth to Mars

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Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

Physics

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

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Arecibo damage

Space

Snapped cable slashes a devastating hole in Arecibo radio telescope

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ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

Space

ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

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Why dark matter should be called something else

Space

Why dark matter should be called something else

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Starship

Space

SpaceX’s prototype Mars rocket has flown for the first time

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Panspermia

Definition

Panspermia

Goldilocks zone (KEPLER 1649)

Definition

Goldilocks zone

Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

Space

Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

An incredible map of the universe and mind-bending revelations about a supermassive black hole are evidence that the advance of science is far from over – it has plenty of new shores yet to explore

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Space

The best view of the stars from Earth is on a hill in Antarctica

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Space

NASA has launched its Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter

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Video

Katherine Joy: Uncovering the secrets of the moon

Video

Space

Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

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