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Asteroid-munching microbes could mine materials from space rocks

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Asteroid-munching microbes could mine materials from space rocks

Some microbes break down rocks and leach certain elements out of them for nutrients, and experiments in space show they could be used for mining beyond Earth

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Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

Space

Why the vast emptiness of space isn't really that empty after all

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We can harness the solar wind to sail to the farthest corners of space

Space

We can harness the solar wind to sail to the farthest corners of space

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Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

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Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

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Carlo Rovelli: Where does the stuff that falls into a black hole go?

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Carlo Rovelli: Where does the stuff that falls into a black hole go?

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Two old spacecraft just avoided catastrophically colliding in orbit

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Two old spacecraft just avoided catastrophically colliding in orbit

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International Space Station image shows beauty of the world's oceans

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International Space Station image shows beauty of the world's oceans

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Arrokoth

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Space rock Arrokoth may have been flattened by the heat of the sun

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Missions to confirm signs of life on Venus are already in the works

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Missions to confirm signs of life on Venus are already in the works

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To understand signs of life on Venus we must do chemistry on Earth

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To understand signs of life on Venus we must do chemistry on Earth

The hunt for potential alien life on Venus will start in labs on Earth to rule out other sources of the mysterious phosphine gas we have seen

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Alien life may exist on Venus but intelligence could be harder to find

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Why we're in for a long wait to hear from intelligent aliens

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Perseverance Mars landing: Will NASA find life?

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Meet NASA's latest Mars Rover: Will Perseverance find life in 2021?

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