Technology
How to watch Mercury’s transit of the sun with just binoculars
On 11 November, the innermost planet of the solar system will make a rare crossing of the face of the sun. Here's how to see it without expensive kit
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Space
Surprisingly round asteroid may actually be the smallest dwarf planet
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Space
Strange volcanic domes on Venus may be made from hot crystal mush
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Space
Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more
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Space
Stars that eat planets can start spinning so fast they rip apart
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Space
Some planets may orbit a supermassive black hole instead of a star
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Space
Are there any aliens out there? We are close to knowing for sure
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Earth
Earth’s magnetic poles probably won’t flip within our lifetime
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Earth
James Lovelock at 100: The creator of Gaia theory on humanity’s future
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Physics
Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction
We thought planets are built as huge boulders smash together. But if it is pebbles instead, that better explains why planets all spin the same way
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Space
Earth could have more water than we thought while exoplanets have less
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Space
Exomoons that run away from their planets could become ‘ploonets’
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Space
Working hypothesis: from Raspberry Pi to abolishing time
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Earth
The north pole is moving and if it flips, life on Earth is in trouble
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