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Rosetta sees sparks as comet 67P reaches closest approach to sun

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Rosetta sees sparks as comet 67P reaches closest approach to sun

The European Space Agency's comet team are celebrating perihelion, the day when comet 67P swings around the sun, taking Rosetta along for the ride

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Kepler sees hints of asteroids pursuing planets near other stars

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Kepler sees hints of asteroids pursuing planets near other stars

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Spacecraft could use sat-nav for directions to the moon

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Spacecraft could use sat-nav for directions to the moon

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NASA buys $490 million Russian rides to ISS as funds fall short

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NASA buys $490 million Russian rides to ISS as funds fall short

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SpaceShipTwo crash due to lax safety oversight say investigators

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SpaceShipTwo crash due to lax safety oversight say investigators

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Earth-like alien world looms into view through Kepler telescope

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Earth-like alien world looms into view through Kepler telescope

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Apollo–Soyuz: A cold war handshake in space, 40 years on

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Apollo–Soyuz: A cold war handshake in space, 40 years on

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Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

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Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

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Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

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Pluto mission marks end of planet exploration era. Where next?

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Why getting into orbit is tough 45 years after visiting the moon

Decades after the dizzying success of Apollo, a spate of key launch failures made Jeff Hecht wonder why getting into space looks as hard as ever

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Astronauts prepare to take first bite of salad grown in space

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Destination Pluto: Countdown to the historic New Horizons fly-by

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Pluto probe hiccup caused by overloaded computer

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New Zealand plans first private launch site for orbital rockets

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