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A gaggle of 7 moons keep Saturn’s rings from breaking apart

Space

A gaggle of 7 moons keep Saturn’s rings from breaking apart

The gravity from seven of its moons stops Saturn’s bright outer ring from spreading out and dispersing into space, according to Cassini spacecraft measurements

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Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

Space

Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

News

A moon base

Space

It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon

Comment

Atomic clock

Physics

The most precise atomic clock ever made is a cube of quantum gas

News

Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022

Space

Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022

News

Ley

Space

Rocket man: Willy Ley's fervour helped put men on the moon

Culture

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid

Space

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid

News

Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions

Space

Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions

News

Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars

Space

Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars

News

Cassini takes last look at the ring patterns made by mini moons

Space

Cassini takes last look at the ring patterns made by mini moons

These unusual patterns in Saturn's rings give us clues towhat happens when planets are born, and may help us understand how our solar system formed

News

Space

Tears for Cassini: why it's OK to well up over a lump of metal

Comment

Space

Cassini's Grand Finale: The ups and downs of our 20-year mission

Features

Space

Cassini's Grand Finale: The spacecraft that unveiled Saturn

Features

Space

The Farthest: How the Voyager story keeps on giving

Culture

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