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Gravity probe 'caught the cold'

7 Sep 2010 at 2:31pm  Europe's gravity probe, Goce, is returned to health after being knocked offline because some onboard systems got too cold as the satellite circled the Earth.
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Dwarf galaxies gobbled by giants

7 Sep 2010 at 11:56am  Astronomers spot the tell-tale signs of so-called "dwarf galaxies" being digested by much bigger spiral galaxies.
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Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'

6 Sep 2010 at 5:18am  Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
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Tiny solar cells fix themselves

5 Sep 2010 at 10:20am  A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.
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Danish rocketeers postpone launch

5 Sep 2010 at 6:43am  A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.
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Nasa plans for solar 'close encounter'

3 Sep 2010 at 9:44am  Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.
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Creation was Godless says Hawking

2 Sep 2010 at 3:25pm  There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.
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