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We could drill water wells in Martian ice to survive on the Red Planet

Space

We could drill water wells in Martian ice to survive on the Red Planet

Future Martian explorers will need water if they are going to survive. They may be able to melt it out of underground ice sheets using a type of well already used in Antarctica

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Space

Self-cleaning spacesuits could help astronauts cope with Martian dust

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Watch: Very Large Telescope uses giant lasers in hunt for black holes

Physics

Watch: Very Large Telescope uses giant lasers in hunt for black holes

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Space

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

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Physics

World's most powerful telescope takes us to the edge of a black hole

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Space

Distant space rock Ultima Thule looks like a spinning bowling pin

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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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Geraint Lewis: What is the fate of our universe?

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Geraint Lewis: What is the fate of our universe?

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Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Space

The world's great nations are revisiting the moon. But where's Europe?

The half-century since the first lunar landing has seen more stories than ever being spun about the moon, and why we should go there

Culture

Space

2019 Preview: We will see the first ever picture of a black hole

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Space

Virgin Galactic claims its first successful flight to edge of space

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Space

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

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Niamh Shaw: Simulating life on Mars

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