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Physics
Big bang, part 2: the second inflation
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Space
Maiden voyage for first true space sail
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Physics
Pyramids are the best shape for packing
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Space
Venus orbiter to fly close to super-rotating wind
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Space
Scramjet with stamina ready for hypersonic test
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Space
Out-of-control balloon grounds further NASA flights
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Life
Common Mars rock can preserve microfossils after all
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Space
Warped stars feed black holes to fatten them up
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Technology
Tireless diving robot feeds on the ocean’s heat
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Physics
Atom-grabbing ‘black hole’ created
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Earth
Earth struck by most powerful space storm in three years
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Space
Runaway star may have spawned the solar system
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