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Ultima Thule

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Ultima Thule is a snowman-shaped rock covered in weird ice

The New Horizons spacecraft just flew past a distant rock called MU69 or Ultima Thule that looks like a snowman - and it may have exotic ices on its surface

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Distant space rock Ultima Thule looks like a spinning bowling pin

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NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

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NASA probe will hurtle past the most distant object we’ve ever visited

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Geraint Lewis: What is the fate of our universe?

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Geraint Lewis: What is the fate of our universe?

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Helen Margolis: How atomic clocks let us keep time like never before

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Helen Margolis: How atomic clocks let us keep time like never before

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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The world's great nations are revisiting the moon. But where's Europe?

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Virgin Galactic claims its first successful flight to edge of space

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Virgin Galactic claims its first successful flight to edge of space

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Asteroid 101955 Bennu

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First close-up look shows asteroid Bennu is a holey watery world

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Niamh Shaw: Simulating life on Mars

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Niamh Shaw: Simulating life on Mars

Hear how engineer and performer Niamh Shaw lived through a simulated mission to the Red Planet

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Chamkaur Ghag: The hunt for dark matter

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Astronauts launch in Soyuz rocket for first time since botched takeoff

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NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx set to start mission at asteroid Bennu

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Carlo Rovelli: The nature of time

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