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First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire

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First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire

Observations of a planet called HAT-P-7b over four years reveal windy conditions that push hot clouds of vapourised minerals swirling around the far-off world

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City rooftops have been collecting cosmic dust that falls from the sky

Space

Cosmic dust grains found on city rooftops for the first time

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Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity took its first solo flight after a 2014 accident this weekend

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Virgin Galactic takes first solo glide flight since 2014 crash

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The planned ExoMars rover will carry a drill to dig for life

Space

ESA approves 2020 ExoMars rover despite crash earlier this year

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Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole after falling ill

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Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole after falling ill

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Gravitational waves are ripples in space time that can be heard across the universe

Physics

LIGO turns back on to hunt for more gravitational waves

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Apollo 17 lunar buggy

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Private moon mission plans to revisit Apollo 17 landing site

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Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start

Earth

Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start

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Window to hell: Io's strongest volcano changes face as we watch

Earth

Window to hell: Io's strongest volcano changes face as we watch

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First ever lightning-mapping satellite set for take off

Earth

First ever lightning-mapping satellite set for take off

The US's latest weather satellite, due to launch 19 November, will be the first to watch lightning continuously, as well as monitor the sun and space weather

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Is new talk of interstellar drive too good to be true?

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China's space station now has insects, weeds and rice on board

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The inventions of our lifetime, picked by the people who know

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Spacecraft could taste Europa's sea by sampling its atmosphere

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