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New spacecraft to take astronauts to ISS unveiled

SpaceX unveils its new Dragon V2 capsule to take astronauts to the International Space Station. Also; giant windy stars go out with a bang, and were the slopes of a giant Martian volcano recently habitable?

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Martian minerals made by microbes?

Discovery of microbe-made stevensite on Earth raises questions about minerals found on Mars. Also; the failed galaxy shielded by dark matter on a collision course with the Milky Way, and new study shows some parts of the Moon are wetter than others

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Turning light into matter

Scientists find an easy way of creating solid matter out of pure energy. Also; Jupiter's great red spot is shrinking, and shining a light on the dark side of the Milky Way.

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Sun's first sibling discovered

Astronomers have discovered a star born from the same molecular cloud as our Sun. Also, ancient stars found in the Milky Way's halo, and empty space between stars used as a telescope to study pulsars.

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New stellar neighbour discovered

Astronomers discover our solar system's fourth nearest neighbour. Also; calls for an early-warning asteroid alert system grow, and new links discovered between the mass of a galaxy's central bulge and its ability to make new stars.

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New type of matter discovered

Scientists discover a new type of matter called the tetraquark, which could point to new kinds of stars. Also; first detection of a habitable zone Earth-sized planet, and astronomers find the first possible exo-moon.

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Cosmic voids not empty after all

Galactic strings discovered in the voids of the cosmic web. Also; Earth's great escape form a super-sized coronal mass ejection, and what really happens when continents collide.

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First evidence of gravity waves opens window on cosmos

Gravitational wave signature confirms cosmic inflation theory. Also; new data shows Mercury has contracted by seven kilometres, and the tiny diamond that's revealed oceans of water in the Earth's mantle.

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Asteroid strike triggered acid rain

Asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs turned oceans into acidic stew. Also; black hole spinning at almost half the speed of light, and plasma plumes help protect Earth from a violent Sun.

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Black widow pulsar has a killer bite

Black widow pulsar discovery opens a new window into the most exotic states of matter. Also; nearest type-1A supernova seen in 77 years, and black holes have a far greater impact on their galaxies than thought.

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