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Down the drain - and into a 3D printer

Space

Astronauts could 3D print tools from their own processed faeces

Astronauts on long missions won't be able to bring all their tools with them. A new way of turning faeces into 3D-printable plastic may solve that problem

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Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has finally fallen from the sky

Space

Chinese space station Tiangong-1 has finally fallen from the sky

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probe 1

Space

Mission Icarus: Inside the daring plan to touch the sun

Features

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed – again

Space

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed – again

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Start-up accused of launching mini satellites without permission

Space

Start-up accused of launching mini satellites without permission

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Jupiter

Space

Stunning shot of Jupiter's swirling storms taken by Juno camera

Regulars

NASA’s huge planet-hunting space telescope likely delayed again

Space

NASA’s huge planet-hunting space telescope likely delayed again

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Centre of the Milky Way

Physics

Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole

Comment

dummy astronaut

Space

Was SpaceX launch about progress in space, or just a giant ad?

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Tiangong-1 space station

Space

China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change

Recent near misses show China's pursuit of space prowess seems to trump debris risks. The re-entry of its space station is another looming drama, says Paul Marks

Comment

Space

Is Elon Musk's playboy space odyssey really the future we want?

Analysis

Space

Delicate solar panels of Martian lander are tested before launch

Regulars

Space

SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket for first time

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Space

Seeing SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket take off for the first time

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