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Our place in the Universe is but the tiniest speck on the map of all known matter. We're out there, floating around in the big, wide mystery that is space.

Dark energy is hiding in our Universe - here's how we'll find it © NASA
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Dark energy is hiding in our Universe – here’s how we’ll find it

Is there life on Mars? © Getty Images
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Life on Mars Does the Red Planet harbour life?

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Is it true that NASA smaller everything before it is sent into space? © NASA
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Is it true that NASA smells everything before it is sent into space?

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A message to ET 47 images from the Voyager Golden Record

Seeing blue © Getty Images
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Project Blue: the hunt for Earth’s sister

Could we reuse any ISS modules for a Mars mission? © NASA
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Could we reuse any ISS modules for a Mars mission?

The formation of the Moon brought water to Earth © Getty Images
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The formation of the Moon brought water to Earth

Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944) the English astronomer, whose work has done much to establish Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Great scientists Arthur Eddington - the champion of relativity

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‘Oumuamua, the bizarre object hurtling through our Solar System, joined a select group of cosmic enigmas that have astronomers scratching their heads… © Magic Torch
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The nine most mysterious objects in the Universe

Why is the Moon landing still relevant 50 years on? – Kevin Fong © NASA
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Science Focus Podcast Why is the Moon landing still relevant 50 years on?

Professor Stephen Hawking, British theoretical physicist. Photographed at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge © Eleanor Bentall/Corbis via Getty Images
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Quiz Can you solve these deviously difficult Stephen Hawking-inspired questions?

Cleanroom workers take in the James Webb Space Telescope mirrors on 4 May 2016 © NASA/Chris Gunn
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10 future space missions to look forward to

Space music: 10 of the best songs about space
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Space music 10 of the best songs about space

What does a black hole look like? © EHT Collaboration
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Science history The incredible story of how we discovered black holes