Ancient planets are almost as old as the universe
28 January 2015
The oldest rocky planets yet are 11.2 billion years old, just a little younger than the universe – meaning the galaxy made an early start on planet building
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Ancient planets are almost as old as the universe
27 January 2015
The oldest rocky planets yet are 11.2 billion years old, just a little younger than the universe – meaning the galaxy made an early start on planet building
Brave new world-hunters spot exoplanets on the cheap
7 January 2015
You don't need a multi-million-dollar budget to find alien worlds – off-the-shelf scopes rigged together can spot our cosmic neighbours too
Star's flying visit could fling comets at Earth
17 December 2014
It might not happen for a quarter of a million years, but a nearby star coming closer to the sun could send planetary remnants hurtling to Earth
2015 preview: Pluto gets ready for its first close-up
16 December 2014
Our current best snapshot of Pluto is just a handful of pixels captured by the Hubble Space Telescope – that should change when New Horizons flies by
Young, hotheaded stars could host habitable worlds
10 December 2014
"Infant Earths" could expand the search for alien life – but there's a warning note for supposedly habitable planets orbiting mature stars
Pluto probe prepares to wake after nine-year journey
5 December 2014
After an epic trip covering about 4.76 billion kilometres, the New Horizons spacecraft is about to arrive near Pluto and its remote, icy neighbours
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3 December 2014
Personal genetics, breakfast on Pluto, Hawking's speedy speech and more
Philae lander sleeps but Rosetta mission lives on
18 November 2014
The European Space Agency has announced that Philae has detected organic molecules on comet 67P – and there are many more scientific discoveries to come
Cold moon Enceladus has heart of warm fluff
28 October 2014
Known for shooting spectacular plumes of water into space, Saturn's tiny moon keeps warm thanks to a core that is slushy and soft rather than rock solid
