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Earth 2.0: could life exist on newly discovered planet?
In Depth Astronomers have found a large planet, Kepler-452b, which they say is 'the closest twin to Earth'
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Britons in space: how do I become an astronaut?
Speed Read The UK has reversed its policy of unmanned space missions, meaning Britons can now become astronauts
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Drones: delivering Swiss post and four other interesting uses
In Depth Unmanned drones are becoming commonplace in a variety of industries across the globe
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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: how can I see 'Star of Bethlehem' event?
Speed Read Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter will 'lift our attention away from our own little world into the enormous things beyond'
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'Leap second' added to clocks: will it cause havoc?
In Depth Extra second needed this summer to allow atomic time to synchronise with the Earth's rotation
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US and British spies 'hacked world's largest sim card maker'
Speed Read Hack gave GCHQ and NSA access to billions of calls and mobile data, according to new Snowden leak
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Giant asteroid 2004 BL86 to buzz Earth in celestial 'near miss'
In Depth Don't panic: the asteroid will miss us by a comfortable 745,000 miles – but nothing will get closer until 2027
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SpaceX test flight: can a rocket be landed back on Earth?
In Depth Mission will be like 'trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a wind storm'
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Six days of darkness: Nasa intervenes, but no sign of blackout
Speed Read Rumours circulating online suggested that a massive solar storm would lead to six days of darkness this month
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Google takes the next step into space exploration
Speed Read The tech giant has leased an airfield from Nasa as the space agency tries to reduce its footprint on earth
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Solar super storm: near miss threatened life as we know it
In Depth Space storm that narrowly missed Earth would have had a 'catastrophic effect' costing $2 trillion
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Nasa tests 'flying saucer' spaceship for future Mars missions
Speed Read UFO-shaped spacecraft could be critical for future manned mission to the red planet
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Ten of the best Nasa Instagram photos
Speed Read Ten great images as Nasa blasts past one million followers
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Is Saturn about to give birth to a new moon called Peggy?
In Depth 'We have not seen anything like this before' say scientists, as they spot a bulge in planet's ring
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