Space
We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth
Astronomers have found a comet that seems to have come from beyond our solar system, which would make it the second interstellar object that we鈥檝e ever spotted
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Physics
Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction
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Space
A total solar eclipse just passed over Chile and Argentina
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Space
Interstellar object ‘Oumuamua almost definitely not aliens, we think
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Space
How Mercury and Venus can guide our hunt for alien life on exoplanets
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Space
Europa鈥檚 salty surface may indicate an ocean that鈥檚 good for life
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Space
The planets might control the sun’s activity – and it’s not astrology
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Space
By Jupiter! How the solar system鈥檚 giant made Earth ripe for life
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Space
The young sun spun slowly, which could explain why we are here
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Space
Pluto has an underground ocean kept warm by a layer of gassy ice
Pluto may harbour an ocean that鈥檚 kept liquid by an extra layer of gas molecules trapped in the ice at the base of its frigid shell
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Space
Surprisingly wet asteroid dust could spark a rethink of Earth’s water
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Space
Titan has a belt of ice 6300 kilometres long that shouldn’t be there
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Space
There is water just under the surface of the moon that we could use
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Space
Prepare to jump to light speed: Inside the mission to go interstellar
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