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NASA's Messenger spacecraft makes final tour of Mercury

As the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury makes one last boost and risks melting its instruments, find out how you can name one of the innermost planet's impact craters

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#RosettaWatch: Comet lander could wake up next year

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#RosettaWatch: Comet lander could wake up next year

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Asteroid soil could fertilise farms in space

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Asteroid soil could fertilise farms in space

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2015 preview: Pluto gets ready for its first close-up

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2015 preview: Pluto gets ready for its first close-up

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NASA test launches Orion space capsule for Mars trip

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NASA test launches Orion space capsule for Mars trip

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Finding aliens harder now we know DNA survives space

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Finding aliens harder now we know DNA survives space

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I helped build Apollo and the shuttle – Orion is next

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I helped build Apollo and the shuttle – Orion is next

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#Rosettawatch: homing in on Philae's resting spot

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#Rosettawatch: homing in on Philae's resting spot

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on

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Is mystery Russian spacecraft a satellite-killer?

A Russian spacecraft is visiting satellites, raising fears it could be part of an anti-satellite programme – if it's not an inspection craft

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Philae's hop, skip and jump across comet 67P

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Race to get comet data before Philae dies

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Philae has landed – first image from the surface

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Turbopump failure behind Orbital rocket explosion

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