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Earth’s composition might be unusual for a planet with life
Solar systems with habitable planets seem to be made of different stuff to our sun, meaning alien worlds probably aren't like Earth, a new study suggests
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Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web
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Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web
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Small stars may keep planets in line with magnetic harnesses
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Neil Armstrong shortlisted in public vote for exoplanet names
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Listen to the world’s first duet for piano and pulsating star
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Kepler sees hints of asteroids pursuing planets near other stars
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Giant old galaxies, not Milky Ways, are best for life to thrive
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Vibrating stars could reveal elusive ripples in space-time
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What the sun would look like if you had X-ray vision
A new image of the sun combines three views to reveal its activity in a new light
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Hoped-for dark matter flash might instead be the corpses of stars
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Misbehaving pulsar’s sudden slow-down may teach us how they tick
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Galaxy’s supermassive black hole is a cool neighbourhood for ice
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Grand Theft Sedna: how the sun might have stolen a mini-planet
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