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Lost in space?
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Science: Did the Sun make its debut as a bigger star?
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Technology: Will British power plants burn filthy new fuel?
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Suit and countersuit over dolphins’ rights
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Technology: Fibre-optic probe offers instant blood tests
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Science: Asteroid ‘airburst’ may have devastated New Zealand
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Review: The Earth remembers
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Science: Rainbow colours
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Magellan mapper watches Venus crumble
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Science: ‘Twisted football’ joins fullerene family
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Will we catch a falling star?: There are many asteroids out there in space, and the chances are that sooner or later one will head for Earth. But no one knows what to do if we find ourselves on collision course
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Technology: Japanese cast an optical loop round the Moon
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