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Into the breeches: A makeover for Longitude’s villain
History has been unkind to astronomer Nevil Maskelyne, says Stephanie Pain 鈥� but the bizarre suit he wore in the cause of science tells a different story
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The limits of knowledge: Things we’ll never understand
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Strange cosmic ray hotspots stalk southern skies
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What’s an alien solar system like?
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Two planets found sharing one orbit
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When is a group of stars not a galaxy?
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Most detailed image of night sky unveiled
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How to sort the dwarfs from the planets
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Solar eclipse to ring in new year
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Quartet of giant planets puzzles astronomers
The discovery of a fourth massive world around the star HR 8799 is straining the two leading planet-formation theories
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Over-budget telescope threatens other projects
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Galaxies get real when the dark side warms up
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What’s eating the stars out of our galaxy’s heart?
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Biggest star ever found may be ticking antimatter bomb
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