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Space

Your explosive guide to the end of the universe

Our sun will swell, our galaxy will collide with its neighbour and the universe could suddenly be swallowed by a vacuum bubble

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Perseid meteor shower

Space

Rare cosmic balancing act makes Perseid meteor showers brighter

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Bloated baby black holes spotted in the distant universe

Space

Bloated baby black holes spotted in the distant universe

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A diagram of Earth's magnetic field in colour

Earth

Cranky young sun could have kickstarted life on Earth

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An artist's impression of an asteroid in space

Space

Incoming asteroids could crumble harmlessly before they hit us

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Juno probe

Life

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

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Identity-crisis comet may really be closest asteroid to the sun

Space

Identity-crisis comet may really be closest asteroid to the sun

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Unnamed dwarf planet may be third largest in the solar system

Space

Unnamed dwarf planet may be third largest in the solar system

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Kepler doubles exoplanet population with 1284 new planets

Space

Kepler doubles exoplanet population with 1284 new planets

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Super-salty Turkish lakes may hold key to spotting life on Mars

Earth

Super-salty Turkish lakes may hold key to spotting life on Mars

A new survey of extreme microbes living in salty and alkaline lakes could yield "fingerprints" that help detect the biological origin of rocks on Mars

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Space

Gravitational waves: Your cheat sheet on the find of the decade

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Space

First global Mercury map shows its hills and valleys in detail

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Space

How to watch Mercury pass in front of the sun today

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Health

Having an overactive immune system may prime you for depression

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