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Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

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From Interstellar to Hidden Figures: 12 of the best space movies

Interstellar, Moon, Proxima, Alien, Hidden Figures... From science fiction to biographical drama, does your favourite movie about space make our list?

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venus

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Comet’s dust trail could rain down on Venus this December

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How fast does the earth spin

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How fast does Earth spin?

Who counts as an astronaut? Not Jeff Bezos, say new US rules

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Who counts as an astronaut? Not Jeff Bezos, say new US rules

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World’s first commercial deep-space communications antenna opens in UK

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The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe

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The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe

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Blue Origin launch

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Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos has ridden his own rocket to space

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Jeff Bezos and rocket

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Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos set for launch on his New Shepard craft

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Virgin Galactic may finally send Richard Branson to space on 11 July

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Virgin Galactic may finally send Richard Branson to space on 11 July

Richard Branson, billionaire founder of the space plane company Virgin Galactic, has been planning to go to space for years and may finally take a flight on the company's VSS Unity plane on 11 July

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NASA is trying a 'risky' fix for the ageing Hubble Space Telescope

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Planets in close orbit around stars may be safe from dangerous flares

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Solar sail spacecraft could be used to intercept interstellar objects

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Amazing astronomy images shortlisted for photo prize

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