Space
Alien-hunting equation revamped for mining asteroids
A classic equation to estimate the number of detectable alien civilisations has been rebooted as a tool for finding asteroids worth mining for resources
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Astrophile: Europa’s choppy ocean looks friendly to life
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China launches Jade Rabbit rover to the moon
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Jolly green comet blazes a trail towards sun
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NASA scout blasts off for Mars to search for lost air
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Mars probe to sniff atmosphere and scout safer landings
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Life
Meteor impact trapped ancient swamp plants in glass
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Astrophile: Dying asteroid is a six-tailed beast
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CSI Chelyabinsk: 10 insights from Russia’s meteorite
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Earth
Solar activity heads for lowest low in four centuries
The sun's activity is in free fall, says a leading space physicist, which may slow global warming due to climate change. But don't expect a little ice age
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India blasts off for Mars: here’s what it will do
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Earth
Mars on Earth? Ask The Catalogue of Planetary Analogues
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Astrophile: Soggy bogs swallow craters on Titan
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Earth’s super-siblings grew up very differently
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