Nasa
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers held their sixth annual pumpkin carving contest, using light and mechanical twists to up their Halloween game
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A Nasa blogpost about constellations that described a 13th sign, Ophiuchus, left astrologers and astronomers oddly aligned – by trying to calm people down
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The latest find on Jupiter’s moon Europa offers the potential to really look for life. It’s not time to shy away – and Nasa needs to rise to the challenge
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Evidence shows that moon’s liquid water bursts out into space, meaning that scientists can test samples for signs of life without drilling through miles of ice
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She’s toured with everyone from Shellac to members of Fugazi, but with her new solo album Become Zero, Money is looking inward after the death of her parents
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Records of temperature that go back far further than 1800s suggest warming of recent decades is out of step with any period over the past millennium
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For the past year, six scientists have in lived in near-isolation inside a dome on Mauna Loa. For the duration of the study – which was funded by Nasa – they were only allowed to go outside while wearing spacesuits. On Sunday, the scientists finally walked out of the dome to shouts of “welcome back to Earth”. The crew members were greeted by their families and colleagues, who came bearing fresh pizza.
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Six leave Mauna Loa dome seeking ocean and fresh food after simulated mission that was second-longest to 520-day Russian project
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The probe soared 2,600 miles above Jupiter at 130,000mph, five years after leaving Earth to survey the giant planet
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