Zoning in on a narrow band of sky where Earth's transits across the Sun can be detected
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ASTRO-H will study galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei and supernova remnants
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Space agency expected to make the probe an official project next month
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"Wukong" will aim to find telltale signs of dark-matter annihilation
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A major exhibition at the Science Museum in London brings together an impressive collection of Soviet technologies from the birth of the space age
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A recently published report describes a “starshade” currently being developed that would resemble a giant sunflower floating in space
Read article: Occulting the stars: how a flower in space could help us find exoplanets
Tantalizing glimpse of habitable conditions on ancient Mars
Dealing with handwritten notes and photo negatives
From bursting balloons and fossils under a laser to visions of Pluto and gravitationally lensed supernovae
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Spacecraft "is in good health", says Japanese space agency
Read article: Akatsuki space mission reaches Venus after five-year detour
