Space
Robotic planet-hunter bags its first exoplanets
The Automated Planet Finder telescope has been working tirelessly day and night, seeking out alien worlds – and its haul of planets is just beginning
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Asteroid surprises with set of shiny Saturn-like rings
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New dwarf planet hints at giant world far beyond Pluto
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Moon impacts eject debris at shotgun speeds
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Salty skies signal planetary growing pains
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Astrophile: Wrinkles reveal Mercury’s rapid slimming
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First alien rainbow image holds clues to Venus mystery
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Most Mars meteorites may be from same giant crater
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Physics
Earth raises a plasma shield to battle solar storms
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Life
Did dark matter kill the dinosaurs? Maybe…
The link between the most mysterious stuff in the universe and fatal comet strikes on Earth is tenuous – but it would elegantly connect two open questions
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Moon’s radio glow could keep Muslim calendars in sync
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Hundreds of mini solar systems found in the Milky Way
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Interplanetary comms get easier with a nanotech boost
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Environment
Incoming ‘Moby Dick’ asteroid goes missing near Earth
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