Pluto kept alive by antifreeze – other icy worlds could be too
18 November 2015
Ice volcanoes and other geological oddities on the dwarf planet hint at an outer solar system full of frozen yet active worlds
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Our moon would be a planet under new definition of planethood
13 November 2015
When astronomers last redefined "planet", Pluto was demoted to being a dwarf. A proposed revision to the criteria would instead grant planethood to the moon
Journeys of a lifetime: Events in a far galaxy tweak your DNA
11 November 2015
Billions of years ago, an iron nucleus forged in another galaxy was flung into space at close to the speed of light – headed for your cells
Coming soon: first weather report from super-Venus exoplanet
11 November 2015
A newly spotted exoplanet is rocky, hot and close – making it the first of many with an atmosphere we can study in depth
Journeys of a lifetime: How your bones began in a star's core
11 November 2015
Find out how 13-billion-year-old calcium atoms forged in the stars got to be part of your bones – and how you may one day become stardust again
Most distant solar system object yet could hint at hidden planet
10 November 2015
A newly discovered rocky body is more than three times more distant than Pluto. It and its companions could help solve a mystery about the outer solar system
Pluto surprises with ice volcanoes and alien weather
9 November 2015
New revelations from NASA's New Horizons probe shows Pluto's diverse geology is blanketed with a more compact atmosphere than we thought
Icy plains and snakeskin terrain among Pluto's lingering puzzles
15 October 2015
The team behind NASA's New Horizons probe has just released their first official paper on Pluto's geology, atmosphere and moons – but big mysteries remain
Is food really better from the farm gate than supermarket shelf?
14 October 2015
Some say the way we produce and process food making it less nourishing than in our grandparents' day. Â鶹´«Ã½ looks at the facts
New Horizons shows Pluto sporting blue skies and red water ice
8 October 2015
The latest images from the New Horizons probe uncover surprising details about the dwarf planet's colours – and how the sky and the ground are connected
