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A footprint on the moon

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I'm a space archaeologist studying junk strewn across the solar system

From vintage satellites to lunar rovers, space archaeologist Alice Gorman is teasing out a unique history of humanity from the objects we've dispatched from Earth

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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Space junk: How to clean up the debris in orbit around Earth

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Space junk: How to clean up the debris in orbit around Earth

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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

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Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

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Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

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Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains

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Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains

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We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

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We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

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Water ice in a crater on Mars

Mars may have had hot springs millions of years ago

The more we look at Mars, the more signs of ancient water we find. Now a study suggests that the Red Planet could have been home to hot springs

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Dino-killing asteroid choked whole world in dust within a few hours

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We still don't understand a basic fact about the universe

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Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

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Lettuce grown on space station is just as good as on Earth

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