Space
A gaggle of 7 moons keep Saturn’s rings from breaking apart
The gravity from seven of its moons stops Saturn’s bright outer ring from spreading out and dispersing into space, according to Cassini spacecraft measurements
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Earth
A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years
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Space
Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected
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Physics
It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon
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Space
Nanoflares in the sun’s plasma may cause its scalding atmosphere
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Environment
Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere
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Space
The mysterious bright spots on Ceres may have a common origin
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Physics
Methane burps on young Mars helped it keep its liquid water
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Earth
Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life
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Earth
What a surprise – the end of the world has been delayed, again
The planet Nibiru was meant to wipe us out on Saturday. Undeterred by a no-show, doomsday theorists are already peddling more nonsense, warns Geraint Lewis
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Earth
Huge space rocks could have helped start Earth’s plate tectonics
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Space
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid
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Space
Cassini ends its 20-year mission by slamming into Saturn
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Space
Watching Cassini’s last moments from inside NASA mission control
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