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Phoenix finds evidence of past liquid water on Mars
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Private rocket achieves orbit on fourth try
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Sun’s siblings may have seeded Earth life
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China prepares to launch first spacewalk mission
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Zero-gravity may make astronauts dangerous drivers
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Astronomers find universe’s dimmest known galaxy
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Controversial dwarf planet finally named ‘Haumea’
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Sun may have been thrown far from its birthplace
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Astronomers image planet around Sun-like star
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Dark matter ‘bridge to nowhere’ found in cosmic void
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Saturn magnetises its moon Titan
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Brightest gamma-ray burst was aimed at Earth
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