Physics
Gaia’s new star map will also reveal asteroids and dark matter
The Gaia satellite's main mission may be to map the stars in our home galaxy, but its extracurricular plans are just as thrilling
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Space
Kamikaze galaxy explodes after diving into the Milky WayÂ
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Space
China launches a space station and wants an even bigger one
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Environment
New Horizons discovery raises solar wind riddle around Pluto
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Space
Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave
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Space
CSI Eta Carinae: Clouds suggest odd star’s history of violence
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Life
Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely
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Life
Mysterious signal unlikely to be aliens after SETI draws a blank
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Life
Mysterious SETI signal sends alien-hunting telescopes scrambling
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Life
Proxima b’s star could be blasting away the planet’s atmosphere
We’ve just found a potentially habitable exoplanet nearby, but monthly violent outbursts from the star Proxima Centauri could be bad news for life
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Space
Proxima b: 7 big questions about the new planet next door
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Humans
Getting to Proxima b might become an existential requirement
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Space
Proxima b: Earth-like planet spotted just 4 light years away
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Space
Solar eclipses: heaven-sent chance to mix art and science
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