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European Mars rover named after DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin

The European Space Agency is sending a rover to look for signs of life on Mars, and it has been named after one of the discoverers of DNA

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Here's how we could turn an asteroid into a space station

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Here's how we could turn an asteroid into a space station

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Anu Ojha: Will humans make it to Mars?

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Anu Ojha: Will humans make it to Mars?

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Virgin Galactic claims its first successful flight to edge of space

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Virgin Galactic claims its first successful flight to edge of space

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Revealed: the first ever picture of the sun's north pole

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Revealed: the first ever picture of the sun's north pole

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Emma Bunce: Inside the BepiColombo probe's mission to Mercury

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Emma Bunce: Inside the BepiColombo probe's mission to Mercury

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A picture of BepiColombo in front of Mercury

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The BepiColombo spacecraft is about to blast off to Mercury

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Gaia spacecraft prepares to weather an incoming meteoroid storm

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Gaia spacecraft prepares to weather an incoming meteoroid storm

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China's Tiangong-2 space station is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

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China's Tiangong-2 space station is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

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MINERVA-II rovers

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A pair of tiny hopping rovers are about to land on an asteroid

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at the asteroid Ryugu, and now it is dropping off two tiny landers that will hop around the surface and take pictures

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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Ryugu

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Colony ship to nearest star only needs crew of 100 to survive

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NASA is sending an autonomous helicopter to Mars in 2020

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War in space may happen soon, but it won't be what you expect

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