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The New Horizons probe is awake and ready for its next flyby

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The New Horizons probe is awake and ready for its next flyby

For the last 6 months, the New Horizons spacecraft that flew past Pluto in 2015 has been in hibernation, hurtling towards a distant rock – it has just woken up

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Astronauts in space

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Cosmic cooperation is just what space exploration needs

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Night fishing with light-up lures that can be seen from space

Earth

Night fishing with light-up lures that can be seen from space

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‘Impossible’ EM drive doesn’t seem to work after all

Physics

‘Impossible’ EM drive doesn’t seem to work after all

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China launched a satellite to help explore the moon’s far side

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China launched a satellite to help explore the moon’s far side

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A Tahitian sketch of first contact

Earth

Captain Cook: The farmer’s son who re-drew the map of the world

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ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030

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ESA eyes Venus mission or space telescope to launch by 2030

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NASA sent a robot to the Red Planet to listen for marsquakes

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NASA sent a robot to the Red Planet to listen for marsquakes

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Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

Space

Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

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Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

Space

Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

The competition for a private firm to put a rover on the moon was cancelled in January when no firm seemed close enough. It’s back now, but without a cash prize

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Astronauts could 3D print tools from their own processed faeces

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Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has finally fallen from the sky

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Mission Icarus: Inside the daring plan to touch the sun

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Start-up accused of launching mini satellites without permission

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