Physics
‘Alien megastructure’ signal may be due to star eating a planet
Tabby’s star’s odd blinking and fading has been put down to alien signals and swarms of comets, but devouring a planet could explain everything
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Metal asteroid and Trojans selected for next NASA missions
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Cosmic radio bursts tracked to home galaxy for first time
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Giant ball of gas is a totally stinky galactic chemistry lab
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Humans
Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?
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Space
More giant Earth-like exoplanets will be found next year
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First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire
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Fresh look at old data shows the sun is surprisingly sluggish
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Cosmic dust grains found on city rooftops for the first time
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ESA approves 2020 ExoMars rover despite crash earlier this year
Putting aside the dramatic loss of the Schiaparelli lander in October and concerns about cost, ESA member states voted to go ahead with the next part of the life-hunting ExoMars mission
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Humans
Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole after falling ill
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LIGO turns back on to hunt for more gravitational waves
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Space
Proxima Centauri really does orbit its two bright neighbours
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Hubble rounds up the first worlds we’ll check for alien life
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