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Thursday 06 November 2014

How to turn your mobile phone into a cosmic ray detector

New app 'CRAYFIS' will allow smartphone users to hunt for cosmic rays

Exploding stars may have created the cosmic rays which shower the Earth

Exploding stars may have created the cosmic rays which shower the Earth Photo: AP

9:34AM GMT 06 Nov 2014

Space

In Space

The crash site of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo near Cantil, California. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson said he was working with U.S. authorities to determine what caused a passenger spaceship being developed by his space tourism company to crash in California, killing one pilot and injuring the other.

Virgin Galactic crash

Nasa's unmanned Antares rocket has exploded seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia

Nasa rocket explosion

Astronaut Chris Hadfield's photos from the International Space Station

Around the world in 92 minutes

A selection of memorable images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of our universe

Hubble's greatest hits

The Salar de Uyuni, also known as Salar de Tunupa, is the world's largest salt flat

Earth from space

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Gunman confesses to TV cameraman then hijacks his car

Gunman confesses to TV cameraman then hijacks his car

Men make up 89 per cent of all shark bite fatalities

Australian man jumps on tiger shark for a dare

Lest we forget: an installation of ceramic poppies surrounds the Tower of London

Time-lapse: poppy memorial from dawn to dusk

Prince Harry

Prince Harry visits Field Of Remembrance

Jacob Rees-Mogg canvassing for the Conservative party with his son Peter in Rochester, Kent

Conservative MP (and son) take fight to Ukip in Rochester

John Lewis Christmas advert 2014

Watch: Monty the Penguin stars in John Lewis 2014 Christmas ad

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