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
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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
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
Craters and canyons hint at violent past of Pluto's moon Charon
2 October 2015
NASA's New Horizons probe has sent back the most detailed images yet of Charon, Pluto's giant moon. A vast system of canyons suggests a turbulent history
Psychedelic maps of Ceres could reveal secrets of its surface
1 October 2015
The surface of the dwarf planet appears in rainbow colours in new images that could give insight into its make-up
Budget NASA missions will head for asteroids or hellish Venus
1 October 2015
Targets for a 2020 space mission include our hellishly hot neighbour or a heavy metal asteroid called Psyche
