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Lifting the veil from a star’s alien worlds

The composition of exoplanets can be studied via their spectra – those rainbows of information...
Moon takes little dip into Earth’s shadow

Most of the world, apart from the Americas, experienced a rare lunar eclipse yesterday – but one...
Cock-up at NASA highlights Rude Planet

Some elements of the press have had a bit of fun today thanks to a cheeky-looking image from the surface...
NASA says Mars could have supported life

Mars could have been home to life some time in its history, NASA has revealed in an exciting new announcement....
80 million meteors like Chelyabinsk are threat

Astronomers have identified the meteor that exploded over Russia earlier this month and say we are under...
Asteroid 2012 DA14 set to skim past Earth

The Earth will dodge a cosmic bullet this week when a 50-meter wide asteroid skims past our planet. The...
Comets galore orbit alien stars

A comet blazing in the night sky can be a spectacular sight, with its bright gaseous tail liberated from...
Brian May makes new study of dust in space

Another one writes the dust! Queen musician Brian May has put down his guitar to carry out fresh research...
Five new planets orbit a nearby star

If it is clear tonight when it gets dark, and you’re in northern latitudes, then go outside and...
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Smoking gun points to volcanoes on Venus

Venus is shining down as beautifully as ever at the moment, in a must-see line-up with planetary siblings...
Mercury, Venus and Saturn line up

If you have never seen Mercury before, now is a very good opportunity. The innermost planet that never...

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