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An artist's impression showing a small robot with four legs and gecko-like feet crawling over the outside of a spacecraft, with the surface of Earth visible over the top of the page

Space

Gecko Gripper blasts off to help design space-crawling robots

Tuesday's Cygnus launch to the International Space Station carried material inspired by gecko feet. It could help robots crawl over the ISS's exterior

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Elliot crater

Space

Pluto: A whole new world in 5 strange photos

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NASA is sending a 3D printer and a fire starter to the ISS

Space

NASA is sending a 3D printer and a fire starter to the ISS

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Space X reusable rocket won't be reused after heavy landing

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Space

ExoMars probe set to sniff out signs of life on the Red Planet

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Twin who spent a year on the ISS returns to Earth

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The International Space Station

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Astronauts may respond faster to warning voices than alarm tones

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VSS Unity

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Virgin Galactic claims new 'Unity' spaceship fixes safety issues

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Sea snail

Life

Sea butterflies fly underwater just like insects do in the air

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projects

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Can big money make big dreams come true?

"Moonshots" – grand projects with slim chances of success – are all the rage in Silicon Valley right now. Are they worth it?

Leader

Space

Galactic GPS: How dead stars will guide us in deep space

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Space

How Do You Find an Exoplanet? An insider account gives top tips

CultureLab

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NASA CubeSat missions will pave way for human space flight

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Space

Old Scientist: What has space ever done for us?

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