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My other universe is a Porsche

4 October 2006

What if the universe we love is just one of many habitable realities? 91av meet the adventurers charting the best of all possible worlds

Countdown: NASA's mission to Pluto and beyond

7 December 2005

What we know about the Solar System's most distant planet would fit on the back of a postcard. But a bold new mission blasting off in January will change all that

The rise of the house father

24 August 2005

Childbirth is a roller-coaster ride of fluctuating hormones, intense bonding and strong urges to protect and nurture that all comes naturally - to a new dad

Far-out worlds, just waiting to be found

20 July 2005

Bigger than Mars, colder than Pluto, 91av hunts the horde of planets that no one thought to look for

Why stars go out in a blaze of glory

6 July 2005

Stars at the very end of their lives produce the most spectacular sights in the galaxy. But how? 91av discovers an explosive answer

The Milky Way: There's no place like home

11 May 2005

A trillion stars, billions of bizarre planetary systems, a million black holes and one moody dark monster ruling the roost – welcome to your galaxy

The final unravelling of the universe

2 February 2005

It might collapse in a big crunch, or it could end more violently in a big rip. A drift into darkness is an option, but even that could get pretty exciting

Hell on Earth

6 December 2003

Every living thing has long since starved to death and the rock beneath your feet is starting to melt. Hazel Muir transports you billions of years into the future

From here to eternity

22 November 2003

Taking a trip from Earth to the edge of space and time? Astronomers have created an extraordinary new map showing just what you'll find. Valerie Jamieson is your cosmic tour guide

Look of life…

11 July 2003

Our search for Earth-like planets has so far failed to take one detail into account – they might look nothing like Earth. The next generation of planet hunters will need a whole new set of tools to track them down, says Betsy Mason