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NASA administrator Charles Bolden

Space

$19 billion NASA budget for 2017 still not enough to get to Mars

The 2017 budget, still to be approved by US Congress, is down $260 million on 2016 and doesn't provide enough funding for crewed Mars missions, say critics

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LIGO artist's impression

Physics

Latest rumour of gravitational waves is probably true this time

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Outline of figure that is just visible over shelves of books

Space

Nowhere to hide - invisibility cloaks fail near light speed

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A network of different coloured light beams

Technology

Shortest ever pulse of visible light spots photons fleeing atoms

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Physics

Does Germany's nuclear waste headache warrant a global fix?

Leader

Life

60 Seconds

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hydrophobic water droplet

Physics

Nano coating lets you mould and slice liquid just like Play-Doh

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Number of ways to arrange 128 balls exceeds atoms in universe

Physics

Number of ways to arrange 128 balls exceeds atoms in universe

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Ancient maps of Jupiter's path show Babylonians' advanced maths

Space

Ancient maps of Jupiter's path show Babylonians' advanced maths

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nuclear fusion

Physics

Nuclear fusion: Can the stellarator unleash the power?

For 50 years we've been trying to harness the process that powers the sun, with little progress. A new breed of leaner, meaner reactor could be the answer

Features

Earth

Record-breaking double star may be cannibalising itself

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Physics

A black hole's edge will burn you up if you try to escape

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Space

Galaxy-mapping Gaia space telescope gets an eye test from Pluto

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Earth

How Planet Nine may have been exiled to solar system's edge

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