Space
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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Space
New Horizons releases first images of Pluto in sharpest focus
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Earth
Northern Lights now appear in central Europe and much of US
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Physics
Pathfinder blasts off to look for Einstein’s gravitational waves
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Space
LISA Pathfinder spacecraft ready for lift-off
Regulars
Life
Pairs of habitable worlds could throw microbes at each other
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Physics
Chinese satellite to shine a light on mysterious dark matter
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Space
Spacecraft that will put Einstein to the test ready for lift-off
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Space
Flying gold knocked the moon off course and ruined eclipses
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Space
Pluto deserves better than a one-night stand
The Pluto fly-by may be over, but our exploration of this far-flung corner of the solar system must continue. That will only happen if space agencies collaborate
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Space
Beyond Pluto: New Horizons probe aims for another unseen world
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Space
Pluto kept alive by antifreeze – other icy worlds could be too
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Space
Our moon would be a planet under new definition of planethood
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Earth
Origin of Earth’s water traced back to the birth of our planet
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