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Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

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Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

The tiny world Haumea has a ring, the most distant we’ve found in our solar system. This may mean rings encircle other far-off worlds in the solar system

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A moon base

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It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon

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Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022

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Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022

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Ley

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Rocket man: Willy Ley's fervour helped put men on the moon

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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid

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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid

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Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions

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Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions

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Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars

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Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars

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Cassini takes last look at the ring patterns made by mini moons

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Cassini takes last look at the ring patterns made by mini moons

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Tears for Cassini: why it's OK to well up over a lump of metal

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Tears for Cassini: why it's OK to well up over a lump of metal

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Cassini's Grand Finale: The ups and downs of our 20-year mission

Michele Dougherty's team rode its luck to make eye-opening discoveries around Saturn and its moons. She reveals the project's pleasures and pains

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Cassini's Grand Finale: The spacecraft that unveiled Saturn

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The Farthest: How the Voyager story keeps on giving

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Cassini’s 10 best pictures from its 13-year voyage around Saturn

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Cassini's legacy: Where next in the search for alien life

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