Space
Solar system has a tail shaped like a four-leaf clover
The first images of our star's strange tail come from a NASA probe studying the bubble of plasma created as the sun ploughs through interstellar gas
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Space
Ultimate moon shot reveals the sun’s flare
Regulars
Space
Tick tick boom, the Earth spits out a moon
Features
Space
Vulcan not Pluto moon despite Star Trek actor’s push
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Space
Astrophile: Tour the scenic lava lakes of Io
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Space
Reports of Voyager 1’s exit still greatly exaggerated
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Space
NASA launches new telescope to solve sun heat mystery
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Space
Old Mars rover digs up evidence for drinkable water
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Space
Sublime images to inspire an off-Earth generation
Books & Arts
Space
Elderly suns rip their closest planets to shreds
A survey of planet-hosting stars offers some of the first real-world evidence that ageing suns shred inner planets, offering a clue to Earth's eventual fate
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Space
Dust devils around stars may help planets grow
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Space
Death-defying comet wags its tail during solar embrace
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Life
Goodbye, Goldilocks? The untimely end of life on Earth
Features
Earth
Is Earth’s orbit scarily close to Venus’s sultry zone?
Opinion