Physics
Pluto may have hosted lakes and rivers of liquid nitrogen
Studying how the dwarf planet's climate changed over time shows it once had the right conditions for liquid to flow on its surface - and may still have buried lakes today
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Earth
Pluto gives up its icy secrets as New Horizons data pours in
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Space
The Oort cloud surrounds our solar system – why can’t we see it?
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Space
Mercury once had a graphite crust floating on a sea of magma
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Space
ExoMars probe set to sniff out signs of life on the Red Planet
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Space
Galactic collisions doom entire star systems to black-hole death
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Environment
Exclusive photos: Clouds seen on Pluto for first time
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Space
Summer on Titan may make its lakes ripple with waves
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Space
Planet Nine hunters enlist big bang telescopes and Saturn probe
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Physics
Space solar: The global race to tap the sun’s energy from orbit
Solar panels in orbit could generate round-the-clock green energy and beam it down to Earth. Has the time for this epic feat of engineering come round at last?
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Space
Galactic GPS: How dead stars will guide us in deep space
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Physics
Ancient maps of Jupiter’s path show Babylonians’ advanced maths
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Earth
How Planet Nine may have been exiled to solar system’s edge
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Life
Solar system mysteries: Where can life exist?
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