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3D map of the Milky Way

Space

Best ever map of Milky Way shows our galaxy is warped in an S-shape

The most detailed ever map of the Milky Way shows that our galaxy is not flat. It turns out the disc is warped into an S-shape

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LightSail 2 above the Earth

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LightSail 2 has used sunlight alone to steer around Earth

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Before building another telescope, learn from Hawaiian culture

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Before building another telescope, learn from Hawaiian culture

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Nasa's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Space

Three newly discovered exoplanets orbit a star 73 light years away

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Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

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Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

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What happened when the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet smashed into Jupiter

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women on the ISS

Space

After years of sexism in space we urgently need more female astronauts

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Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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hot wings

Life

Dark feathers give birds hot wings that may save energy during flight

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LightSail 2 unfurls solar sail and begins travelling through space

Space

LightSail 2 unfurls solar sail and begins travelling through space

The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft has unfolded its silvery sails, which will be propelled by the force of sunlight to demonstrate solar sailing

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India has launched its Chandrayaan 2 mission to the moon

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Man on the moon? Why we said Apollo 11 was an empty, obsessional quest

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Apollo 11 looks like yesterday in new TV show using restored footage

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India’s moon mission Chandrayaan 2 delayed just before launch

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