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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

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Up and at 'em: Rosetta craft gaining on target comet

After a mysterious half-hour delay, the Rosetta spacecraft has phoned home that it is alive and well – and has started chasing comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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Water found in stardust suggests life is universal

Life

Water found in stardust suggests life is universal

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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Billion-dollar call: Waiting for Rosetta to phone home

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Star-aligned temples hint at Pompeii's religious mix

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Star-aligned temples hint at Pompeii's religious mix

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Sand dunes serve as 'windsocks' on distant planets

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Sand dunes serve as 'windsocks' on distant planets

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Sleepy sun thickens the slow solar wind

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Second tiny asteroid spotted before it hit Earth

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Life

We don't need to land to find life on Europa

Opinion

Anybody out there? The how and what of alien life

Life

Anybody out there? The how and what of alien life

CultureLab

Water plumes spark a race to Jupiter moon Europa

Life

Water plumes spark a race to Jupiter moon Europa

Recent water geysers on Europa are raising hopes that the icy moon is a hot destination in the hunt for alien life – several craft are lining up to visit

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Astrophile: Heavy metal asteroid is a spacecraft magnet

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International explorers take aim at the moon

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Space

2014 preview: First touchdown on a speeding comet

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Infrared reveals stunning colours of asteroid's crust

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