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Hypothetical view of an exoplanet with two suns

Space

Giant hidden Jupiters may explain lonely planet systems

Undetected huge planets may have booted many of their smaller siblings, explaining why Kepler has seen so many wonky, single-planet systems

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Flattened blue globe

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Superfast spinning stars cause strangest weather in the universe

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Gas giant exoplanet in front of star

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Puffed-up exoplanets inflate with heat from their stars alone

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Red orb with central yellow band

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Here's what colourful clouds on alien gas giants would look like

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planet heading for a yellow sun

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Gang of gas giants may have tilted distant planet system

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illustration of a planet in silhouette with a star behind

Space

Proxima b: 7 big questions about the new planet next door

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Artist's impression of sunrise on another world

Space

If Earth-like planet Proxima b has life, what might it be like?

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Proxima b: Earth-like planet spotted just 4 light years away

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a yellow sail, a bit like a starfish

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Interstellar probes will be eroded on the way to Alpha Centauri

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A red landscape on the surface of Venus

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Venus could have been habitable while life evolved on Earth

Turning back the clock on Venus with computer simulations suggests it might have once looked like early Earth and even been hospitable to life

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Space

Old planets always get too hot or cold for life in the end

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Space

Fiery exoplanet may see a trillion lightning flashes in an hour

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Life

Pinball planets: How life could start in a violent solar system

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Life

There might be a planet better than Earth – right next door

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