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‘Alien megastructure’ star may be explained by interstellar junk

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‘Alien megastructure’ star may be explained by interstellar junk

It seems the famous star isn’t the only one that’s dimming strangely – a result that suggests interstellar rocks might be the culprit for this behaviour

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China launches a space station and wants an even bigger one

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China launches a space station and wants an even bigger one

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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

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Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave

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A comparison of rockets

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Blue Origin unveils big new rocket that will put humans in orbit

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Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo in flight

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Virgin Galactic returns to the skies two years after fatal crash

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CSI Eta Carinae: Clouds suggest odd star's history of violence

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CSI Eta Carinae: Clouds suggest odd star's history of violence

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Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

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Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

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SpaceX rocket blows up during routine test ahead of launch

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SpaceX rocket blows up during routine test ahead of launch

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Russian telescope

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Mysterious signal unlikely to be aliens after SETI draws a blank

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The RATAN-600 radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya

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Mysterious SETI signal sends alien-hunting telescopes scrambling

An intriguing radio spike spotted last year could point toward an intelligent extraterrestrial civilisation, but follow-up observations so far have come up empty

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Proxima b’s star could be blasting away the planet’s atmosphere

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Tale of world of supersmart spiders takes Clarke SF award

Culture

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Proxima b: 7 big questions about the new planet next door

Analysis

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Getting to Proxima b might become an existential requirement

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