Space
Solar Orbiter will give us our best views of the sun’s top and bottom
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, set to launch on 7 February, will give us our first clear views of the sun’s poles and help unravel the mystery of the solar wind
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Mercury’s outer layers may have been stripped off by a young Venus
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When will we hear from aliens? We may already have done so
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Interstellar comet Borisov is about to pass close to Earth and the sun
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Celestial time travel: How asteroids can reveal the history of space
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Exploring the wonders of the solar system
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Distant space rock known as Ultima Thule renamed to avoid Nazi links
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Perseid meteor shower
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Voyager 2 sent back its first detailed data from interstellar space
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Surprisingly round asteroid may actually be the smallest dwarf planet
The best ever image of the asteroid Hygiea has revealed its shape for the first time and it looks as if it is round enough to be a tiny dwarf planet like Pluto
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The solar system has too many moons – it’s time for a cull
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock on space travel and humanity’s future
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We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth
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Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction
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