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Illustration showing Moon Express probe against lunar backdrop

Space

Robotic landers could start mining the moon as early as 2020

Moon Express has just unveiled plans for three lunar expeditions. The firm aims to mine moon rocks to sell on Earth, and vague laws mean it probably can

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First close-ups of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from Juno flyby

Space

First close-ups of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from Juno flyby

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VP Mike Pence on a NASA tour

Space

Mike Pence says he touched NASA equipment on a dare

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China's Long March 5 rocket sits on the launch pad

Space

Rocket failure may delay China’s space station and moon missions

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Why Morocco loves its meteorites

Earth

Why Morocco loves its meteorites

Culture

Sun’s gravity could power interstellar video streaming

Space

Sun’s gravity could power interstellar video streaming

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Gecko-inspired robot has grippers that could clean up space junk

Life

Gecko-inspired robot has grippers that could clean up space junk

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planet orbit

Space

Planets in other star systems fit a puzzling pattern

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A fine-tuned universe may be controversial but can't be ignored

Life

A fine-tuned universe may be controversial but can't be ignored

Comment

SpaceX launch on 23 June

Space

SpaceX has launched and landed two rockets in one weekend

On 23 June, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket using a booster that had already been to space, only the second time SpaceX has flown used boosters

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Space

Kepler finds 219 new exoplanets and 10 are rocky and Earth-like

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Space

The bandwidth black hole that will kill Elon Musk’s Mars dream

Analysis

Space

NASA revives 50-year-old idea to recycle space stations in orbit

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Space

This science fiction trip is delightful, confusing – and risky

Culture