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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

New images reveal threads of ultra-hot gas woven throughout the sun's corona, in the most detailed look at previously unseen parts of the atmosphere of our closest star

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

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Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

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Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

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Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains

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Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains

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We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

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We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

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Water ice in a crater on Mars

Mars may have had hot springs millions of years ago

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Dino-killing asteroid choked whole world in dust within a few hours

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We still don't understand a basic fact about the universe

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We still don't understand a basic fact about the universe

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Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

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Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

Could life on Mars have hidden from extreme weather in a cavern on the Pavonis Mons volcano? This 2011 orbiter image of an otherworldly crater has NASA asking just that

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Lettuce grown on space station is just as good as on Earth

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SpaceX plans to send 3 tourists to the space station next year

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How red is a black hole? The strange reality of what space looks like

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Rocket start-up Astra tries back-to-back launches to win $12 million

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