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First pocket rockets take tiny satellites for a spin

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First pocket rockets take tiny satellites for a spin

CubeSats built from off-the-shelf parts can transform space exploration, as long as we can steer them. An ionic liquid propulsion system is a big step forward

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Craters and canyons hint at violent past of Pluto's moon Charon

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Craters and canyons hint at violent past of Pluto's moon Charon

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Capturing NASA's mindset is key to The Martian’s success

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Capturing NASA's mindset is key to The Martian’s success

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Cosmonauts are stars of the Soviet space age show

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Cosmonauts are stars of the Soviet space age show

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Climate change could submerge rocket launch sites, warns NASA

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Birds circle and stick together to help them fly in dense fog

Birds circle and stick together to help them fly in dense fog

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The Making of 2001: How Kubrick and Clarke designed the future

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The Making of 2001: How Kubrick and Clarke designed the future

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Catch a falling star

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International Space Station snaps red sprite above a US storm

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International Space Station snaps red sprite above a US storm

Astronauts on the ISS recently captured the spectacular atmospheric phenomenon above the southern US, and minutes later saw a second over Central America

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NASA scours retired space shuttles for spare parts

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Print your own satellite in orbiting space factory

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Rosetta sees sparks as comet 67P reaches closest approach to sun

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Kepler sees hints of asteroids pursuing planets near other stars

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