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Sounds in space

Sounds in space

8 August 2007

If we care to listen, we'd discover the planets and moons of the solar system are shouting their secrets for all to hear


America's most ancient mariners

America's most ancient mariners

8 August 2007

Instead of being big game hunters, the first Americans may have conquered the New World by boat following a trail of sushi


Huge sea level rises are coming – unless we act now

Huge sea level rises are coming – unless we act now

25 July 2007

NASA physicist James Hansen explains why he thinks a sea level rise of several metres is a near certainty if greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing unchecked


Uranus has no diamonds after all

Uranus has no diamonds after all

12 July 2007

Contrary to previous suggestions, Uranus and Neptune do not boast diamonds – but white dwarf stars do, a new study suggests


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Monster icebergs left deep scratch marks on seabed

27 June 2007

Icebergs nearly a kilometre tall once passed by the coast of Greenland, and left their marks for us to find


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Pluto holds its own in the war of the moons

20 June 2007

Pluto isn't the biggest dwarf planet in the solar system, but it does have more moons


Astronomers pin down mass of former 'tenth planet'

Astronomers pin down mass of former 'tenth planet'

14 June 2007

By observing the orbit of its tiny moon, astronomers have calculated the mass of the icy world Eris – it is 27% heftier than Pluto


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The last place on earth to survive when the sun explodes

13 June 2007

In an era when humanity seems to have subjugated the whole world, a surprising number of places have been left untouched


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Climate myths: Mars and Pluto are warming too

16 May 2007

Whether or not these planets really are warming, this cannot be due to an increase in solar output as some claim


Looking for the echoes of a supernova

Looking for the echoes of a supernova

2 May 2007

The dazzling light of long-gone supernovae is still visible if you know where to look, say researchers


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