Space
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SpaceX rocket blasts off from historic NASA launchpad – videoSpaceX successfully launches a Falcon 9 rocket in Florida on Sunday on a resupply mission to the International Space Station
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SpaceX launches and lands Falcon rocket from historic spaceportRocket launches from pad that was home to some of Nasa’s best-known missions – then booster gracefully returns to Earth
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Pooping in space: suit could help Nasa astronauts boldly go when duty callsThe Space Poop Challenge sought designs for a system that could collect human waste for up to six days, routing it away from the body without the use of hands
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'Obviously the threat is there': Chris Hadfield on the danger of asteroid strikesAs June 30th is annouced as Asteroid Day 2017, astronaut Hadfield explains why we should take the possibility of collisions with celestial rocks seriously
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Massive supernova visible millions of light years from EarthCalifornia observatory spots dying star 10,000 times brighter than the sun before explosion in a spiral galaxy 160m light years from constellation of Pegasus
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Gemini the celestial twinsStarwatch A look at the stars that make up the constellation of Gemini, including Castor, a tight binary, and Pollux, an orange giant
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Nasa's Jupiter flyby is a confidence boosterSpacewatch Following last year’s computer glitch, Juno has successfully gathered data on the composition of the planet’s atmosphere
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Hidden figures: the history of Nasa’s black female scientistsThe diversity of Nasa’s workforce in 1940s Virginia is uncovered in a new book by Margot Lee Shetterly. She recalls how a visit to her home town led to a revelation
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Black hole and distant sun locked in slow-motion dance of deathScientists looking at galaxy 1.8bn light years away discover cosmic event taking more than a decade, when most stars would succumb in a year
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Gloopy fluid makes bigger ripplesTerrawatch By understanding how ripples form in sand, geologists can gain a valuable insight into past conditions – both on Earth and on Mars
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Giant Arecibo telescope faces closureAfter 53 years, many discoveries and starring roles in movies, funds for the Puerto Rico observatory are under threat
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NASA's ISS crew throw American football in space to honour Super Bowl – videoAstronauts throw an American football around the International Space Station on Saturday to mark the upcoming Super Bowl LI on Sunday
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Taraji P Henson: 'I'm glad I kept my ego in check'After years of bit parts, low pay and a breakthrough role in Empire, Taraji P Henson is taking the lead as a Nasa scientist
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Why the rare 'blood aurora' inspires awe – and forebodingFortitude Series 2 opened with a sinister and spectacular ‘blood aurora’. So what is it, and why has it long been considered a bad omen?
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Lost in space? A brief guide to the ‘holographic principle’ of the universeScientists believe a mathematical model could explain the origins of the cosmos. Here’s what you need to know …
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Milky Way being pushed through space by cosmic dead zone, say scientistsIt is known that our galaxy is being pulled through space, but cosmologists suspected it was being pushed as well – and new research might confirm it
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The February night skyStarwatch What to look out for in the coming month, including a brilliant view of Venus and a penumbral lunar eclipse
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China plans to bring moon rocks to EarthSpacewatch China’s most ambitious moonshot to date will use one of the most powerful launchers in the world
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Tim Peake set for return mission to International Space Station – videoTim Peake, the British astronaut will return for a second mission to the International Space Station alongside his fellow classmates from 2009
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Speedy universe expansion challenges Einstein’s theoryThe universe is expanding faster than we thought, causing problems for cosmologists. It could even mean Einstein’s theory of relativity needs revising
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Tim Peake to return to International Space Station for second ESA missionAstronaut makes announcement at the Science Museum, London, as the Soyuz capsule that brought him back to Earth in June goes on display for first time
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Moon Express raises $20m for 2017 voyage to the moonRobot spacecraft planned to land on moon’s surface this year, making company first private enterprise to travel beyond Earth’s orbit
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Exoplanet discovery: seven Earth-sized worlds found orbiting nearby star