Space
Astrophile: Rhythmic dance helps star lovers mature
If orbiting star pairs are able to settle into a decent rhythm, they can grow old together in harmony – and maybe even foster new life
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Space
Holiday reading: The dark glamour of astronomy
Culture
Physics
Black hole feasting may help crack four cosmic puzzles
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Life
New play shines light across time on women astronomers
Culture
Space
Astrophile: Searing hot exoplanet is an unearthly blue
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Space
Astrophile: Searing hot exoplanet is an unearthly blue
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Space
Sun’s cosmic ray shadow is solar storm predictor
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Life
UK proposes piggy-backing to search for alien signals
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Space
Mystery radio bursts blamed on black hole ‘blitzars’
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Space
Astrophile: Clingy planet makes stellar parent flip
In a super-fast solar cycle, the star Tau Boo swaps its magnetic poles at least every two years, and a big, gassy offspring may be to blame
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Earth
Blast from the past: Solving the Tunguska mystery
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Physics
Cosmic preheating baked planets, stars and people
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Space
New lease of life for hobbled planet-hunter Kepler
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Space
Old Mars rover digs up evidence for drinkable water
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