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Are there any aliens out there? We are close to knowing for sure

Next-generation telescopes and new ways of detecting life on other planets are transforming the search for extraterrestrials. We may finally be about to find out if aliens exist

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Earth's magnetic poles probably won't flip within our lifetime

Earth

Earth's magnetic poles probably won't flip within our lifetime

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James Lovelock

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James Lovelock at 100: The creator of Gaia theory on humanity's future

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Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Earth

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Earth could have more water than we thought while exoplanets have less

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Exoplanet and ploonets

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Exomoons that run away from their planets could become 'ploonets'

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Technology

Working hypothesis: from Raspberry Pi to abolishing time

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The north pole is moving and if it flips, life on Earth is in trouble

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The north pole is moving and if it flips, life on Earth is in trouble

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Where do meteorites come from?

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Where do meteorites come from?

Mercury

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How Mercury and Venus can guide our hunt for alien life on exoplanets

Earth's nearest neighbours have turned into uninhabitable hellholes. Understanding their transformation will teach us which rocky exoplanets might be fit for life

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The planets might control the sun's activity - and it's not astrology

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Pluto is coloured red by ammonia spewing from underneath its surface

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By Jupiter! How the solar system’s giant made Earth ripe for life

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