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Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more

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Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more

Late October is a great time to spot planets, says Abigail Beall, and with a few tips you can find almost all those in the solar system

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Star near planet

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Stars that eat planets can start spinning so fast they rip apart

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Illustration of a supermassive black hole

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Some planets may orbit a supermassive black hole instead of a star

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night sky artwork

Space

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

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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

Our regular column sorting the week's supernovae from the absolute zeros

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Earth

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

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