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China seems to have launched a secret reusable space plane

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China seems to have launched a secret reusable space plane

Early on 4 September, China launched a rocket carrying a “reusable experimental spacecraft” according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency – but the vehicle’s purpose is unknown

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Deinococcus radiodurans

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Radiation-resistant bacteria could survive journey from Earth to Mars

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Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

Physics

Inside the incredibly slow race to reinvent time

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ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

Space

ESA's dazzling laser hunts for atmospheric pollution in the Antarctic

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Why dark matter should be called something else

Space

Why dark matter should be called something else

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Starship

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SpaceX’s prototype Mars rocket has flown for the first time

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Panspermia

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Panspermia

Goldilocks zone (KEPLER 1649)

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Goldilocks zone

Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

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Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

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Perseverance rover

Space

NASA has launched its Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter

NASA’s Perseverance rover, which will look for signs of past or present life on Mars and test Ingenuity, the first interplanetary helicopter, is set to launch on 30 July

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Katherine Joy: Uncovering the secrets of the moon

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Black holes are hiding movies of the universe in their glowing rings

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Mould from Chernobyl nuclear reactor tested as radiation shield on ISS

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Space

China is sending its first rover to Mars with the Tianwen-1 mission

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