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An artist's impression of the Kuiper belt

Space

A long-lost rogue planet could explain unexpectedly distant asteroids

The outer solar system holds some chunks of ice and rock that orbit so far from the sun it’s hard to imagine how they got there – but an ancient rogue planet may hold the key

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Jupiter's moon Europa

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft takes closest images of Europa for 20 years

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Image of Aspergillus, a black mould that can cause pulmonary infection

Health

Dangerous fungal lung infections could be treated with CAR T-cells

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Webb?s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) image of Neptune, taken on July 12, 2022, brings the planet?s rings into full focus for the first time in more than three decades. The most prominent features of Neptune?s atmosphere in this image are a series of bright patches in the planet?s southern hemisphere that represent high-altitude methane-ice clouds. More subtly, a thin line of brightness circling the planet?s equator could be a visual signature of global atmospheric circulation that powers Neptune?s winds and storms. Additionally, for the first time, Webb has teased out a continuous band of high-latitude clouds surrounding a previously-known vortex at Neptune?s southern pole.

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JWST has captured an astonishing view of Neptune and its rings

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Planet Saturn in deep space with major moons according to scale (Elements of planet texture for 3d render furnished by NASA

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Saturn's rings could have come from a destroyed moon named Chrysalis

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Illustration of a CAR-T cell

Health

Radical lupus treatment uses CAR T-cell therapy developed for cancer

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The Gobi desert in China

Environment

Hydrogen produced from air could provide low-carbon fuel in deserts

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Our neighbouring planets can help us understand Earth's climate change

Environment

Our neighbouring planets can help us understand Earth's climate change

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Outdoor test on the River Cam (UK), in front of the Bridge of Sighs, St John?s College, during a cloudy day

Technology

Floating artificial leaf converts energy from sunlight into fuel

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Flying at some 65,000ft, the ultra-lightweight Zephyr S is uniquely capable of providing persistent surveillance or communications over the same area of land or sea for weeks at a time without landing.

Technology

Zephyr solar-powered drone smashes record with 2-month-long flight

The Airbus Zephyr S, a military reconnaissance aircraft, has more than doubled the record it set in 2018 for an uncrewed flight duration

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Technology

Roasting green chillies in the sun could pave way for solar cooking

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Humans

The Moonday Letters review: Genre-busting sci-fi extols hope as a duty

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Space

A passing star shifting Neptune’s orbit could wreck the solar system

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Health

Coming off methotrexate doubles antibody levels after covid-19 vaccine

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