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No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

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No easy parking spot for first-ever comet landing

High-res images from the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft show its target comet is covered in cliffs – great for science but scary for landing

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'Soccer-ball' robots to patrol space for deadly junk

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'Soccer-ball' robots to patrol space for deadly junk

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Myths and reality of the Nazi space rocket

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Myths and reality of the Nazi space rocket

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Soviet dog spacesuit for pooches with the right stuff

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Soviet dog spacesuit for pooches with the right stuff

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Voyager 2's view of solar system's edge will be unique

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Voyager 2's view of solar system's edge will be unique

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Europe launches two satellites into wrong orbit

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Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

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Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing

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Rosetta probe poised to touch and taste a comet

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Rosetta probe poised to touch and taste a comet

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Sleep tight? Not a chance if you're in space

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Sleep tight? Not a chance if you're in space

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US is wasting money on too many spy satellites

A Congresssional report has scolded the National Reconnaissance Office for buying more satellites than it needs, saying it wastes billions of dollars

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Snap-happy space fans deserve quick pics

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Rosetta arrives – and sends images of 'superstar comet'

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Comet-mapping Rosetta spacecraft prepares for duty

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Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years to become birds

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