Space
The moon has hundreds more craters than we thought
Bombardment by small meteors is constantly churning up the surface of the moon. The dust-up could pose a hazard to future lunar settlements
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Earth
Mars-like ice rediscovered in Hawaii volcano, but might not last
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Our home spiral arm in the Milky Way is less wimpy than thought
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Space
Plumes spotted on Europa raise hopes that we can taste its ocean
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Space
Farewell to Rosetta, the comet mission that captivated the world
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Space
Saturn’s rings may be from the whirl of a passing icy rock
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Earth
Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage
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Space
Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave
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Space
Tiny lightning bolt explosions can vaporise the moon’s thin soil
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Space
NASA probe about to leave for asteroid Bennu and bring bits home
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will pioneer a new way to grab samples off an asteroid and then return them to Earth
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NASA’s Juno probe snaps first images of Jupiter’s north pole
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Life
Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely
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Physics
Gang of gas giants may have tilted distant planet system
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Space
Solar eclipses: heaven-sent chance to mix art and science
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