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14 May 2013 Last updated at 13:56

Astronauts land safely on Earth Chris Hadfield and his fellow astronauts have returned safely from the International Space Station after a five month mission. Astronauts

Video: Chris Hadfield's top space videos Astronaut Chris Hadfield has kept us well and truly entertained with his videos detailing life aboard the International Space Station. Here's our top five! Chris Hadfield Top 5 Space Videos

'Too much' junk and debris in space A study from the world's top space scientists says there's too much space junk floating above the Earth and it urgently needs clearing up. Earth from ISS

'Most Earth-like' planets found Astronomers say they've discovered two of the most Earth-like planets ever - which could support life. Newly discovered planets Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f

Mice and geckos sent into space Mice, geckos and gerbils are just some of the many species going into orbit above the Earth on a 30-day Russian scientific mission. A white mouse

Saturn's rings 'produce rain' The rings around the planet Saturn produce a kind of rain that falls onto the planet below, say astronomers. Saturn

Universe older than first thought Scientists at the European Space Agency have created a special map which they say reveals many new possibilities about the origins of the Universe. An image of the 'oldest light' in the universe

Has Voyager-1 left the Solar System? Scientists are debating whether a spacecraft launched over 35 years ago has reached the end of the Solar System. An artist's impression of Voyager-1 as it passes across the Milky Way

Video: Asteroid zooms safely past Earth An asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool has past the Earth tonight! Artist impression of the asteroid

Video: Nasa plan mission to Jupiter moon Nasa scientists have drawn up plans for a mission to Europa - a moon of Jupiter that is covered in water. Europa

Video: Mercury surface mapped by Nasa Scientists have shown off a stunning new colour map of the planet Mercury. Map of Mercury

Video: Meteorite clean-up begins in Russia A big rescue and clean-up operation is taking place in Russia following Friday's meteorite strike. Meteor streaking across the sky

Inflatable space station on test An inflatable floating home for astronauts in orbit is to be tested on the International Space Station. Artist's impression of inflatable space station

Largest spiral galaxy found Astronomers have spotted the largest known spiral galaxy - by accident. Spiral galaxy

17 billion Earth-sized planets Astronomers say that one in six stars has an Earth-sized planet in a close orbit - suggesting a total of 17 billion such planets in our galaxy. Different types of planets in our Milky Way galaxy detected by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft

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