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Watch as SpaceX doesn't quite manage to land a rocket at sea

Watch as SpaceX doesn't quite manage to land a rocket at sea

Elon Musk's private rocket firm continues attempts to bring rockets back to Earth safely, but the latest test shows he hasn't quite perfected it

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'alien megastructure' star

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Comets can't explain weird 'alien megastructure' star after all

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Commercial spaceflight newcomer allows quick ISS return trips

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Space age ghosts show abandoned relics of NASA's golden years

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Space age ghosts show abandoned relics of NASA's golden years

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NASA wins funds for roomy module suited to deep space missions

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NASA wins funds for roomy module suited to deep space missions

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Gardening in space: Sow the cosmological seeds and scatter

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Gardening in space: Sow the cosmological seeds and scatter

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SpaceX rocket is first to put satellites in orbit and land again

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SpaceX rocket is first to put satellites in orbit and land again

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NASA probe to visit Jupiter to look for water and map clouds

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NASA probe to visit Jupiter to look for water and map clouds

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First official UK astronaut Tim Peake takes fast route to ISS

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First official UK astronaut Tim Peake takes fast route to ISS

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Japanese Akatsuki probe enters Venus orbit after inspired hack

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Japanese Akatsuki probe enters Venus orbit after inspired hack

Novel use of secondary thrusters made it second time lucky for Akatsuki, which botched its original encounter with the planet in 2010

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LISA Pathfinder spacecraft ready for lift-off

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Watch Blue Origin's surprise rocket launch and safe landing

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Bacteria build bendy plastic that astronauts could use for tools

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Beyond Pluto: New Horizons probe aims for another unseen world

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