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China is sending its first rover to Mars with the Tianwen-1 mission

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China is sending its first rover to Mars with the Tianwen-1 mission

China is launching its first solo interplanetary mission, called Tianwen-1, to Mars on 23 July. If all goes well, the ambitious mission will arrive in February 2021

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The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

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The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming

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Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope delayed again due to covid-19

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Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope delayed again due to covid-19

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Hope spacecraft

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The United Arab Emirates is launching its first mission to Mars

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Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

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Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

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How many planets have been discovered?

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How many planets have been discovered?

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Alien civilisations could move their star to avoid a cosmic disaster

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Is there another planet in the universe just like Earth?

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Is there another planet in the universe just like Earth?

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Sectioned fragment from an iron meteorite that caused the Odessa crater in Texas, US, about 50,000 years ago

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The Sirens of Mars review: Inside the hunt for life on the Red Planet

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The Sirens of Mars review: Inside the hunt for life on the Red Planet

We once thought Mars had canals built by an advanced society. We've come a long way since then, but there is still much to discover, finds Leah Crane

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Some hot giant planets get larger as they are heated by their stars

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Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station

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10 of the best non-fiction science books to read right now

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Bored in lockdown? Try a guide to the science of this familiar state

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