Space
Mystery ring of radiation briefly encircled Earth
A band of high-speed charged particles formed within the Van Allen radiation belts last September – knowing why could help protect spacecraft
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Space
Space gold rush should not be a free-for-all
Opinion
Space
Space miners hope to build first off-Earth economy
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Space
First private Mars mission aims to launch in 2018
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Space
Astrophile: Icy Titan spawns tropical cyclones
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Life
Comet rain took life’s ingredients to Jupiter’s moons
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Earth
How was Earth’s life kindled under a cold sun?
Features
Space
Earth and others lose status as Goldilocks worlds
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Space
Close call coming: Averting the asteroid threat
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Physics
Dwarf planet Eris may reveal quantum gravity
The Pluto-killer is at it again: studies of the small world and its moon may also knock down popular theories of dark matter and dark energy
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Space
Space-miners to crush asteroids and 3D print satellites
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Earth
Titan holds clue to faint young sun paradox
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Space
2013 Smart Guide: Supercomet to outshine the moon
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Space
NASA GRAIL mission ends with twin moon smashes
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