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The world's largest cut diamond is believed to sell for $10.6 million.
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China slams Elon Musk over near collision in space
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James Webb Space Telescope blasts off
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$14.6b James Webb Space Telescope scheduled for Christmas Day launch
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Space trip too short says Japanese space tourist
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Hubble telescope's bigger, more powerful successor to soar
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Nasa's Parker Solar Probe plunges through unexplored solar corona.
FAA awards Jeff Bezos coveted astronaut wings
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'Mystery' object on Moon puzzling scientists
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Musk being allowed to 'make the rules' in space, ESA chief warns
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Nasa's Curiosity rover sends 'picture postcard' from Mars
Remarkable images from Mars have left members of the mission team "stunned".
American football star to become the next space tourist
Jeff Bezos' company is sending another star into space, if only for 10 minutes.
Kiwi radar tracks debris from Russian space missile
Evidence from NZ backs US claims Russian blast endangered International Space Station.
Will an island in Indonesia become a new frontier in the space race?
New York Times: Govt wants to open a spaceport and lure SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
Russian space junk threatening Space Station
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SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travellers in 60 years
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