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astronomy

Gas giant exoplanet in front of star

Space

Puffed-up exoplanets inflate with heat from their stars alone

A recently discovered exoplanet suggests that hot Jupiters are bigger than expected because they absorb their host star’s powerful radiation

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Artist's depiction of a pulsar approaching a disc of rubble

Space

Mystery radio bursts may be pulsars bumping into asteroids

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World's largest telescope array takes its deepest view yet

Space

World's largest telescope array takes its deepest view yet

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New NASA budget could put asteroid-grabbing mission in jeopardy

Space

New NASA budget could put asteroid-grabbing mission in jeopardy

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‘Alien megastructure’ star may be explained by interstellar junk

Space

‘Alien megastructure’ star may be explained by interstellar junk

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The warps in space that make Einstein's perfect cosmic accident

Space

The warps in space that make Einstein's perfect cosmic accident

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Saturn

Space

Saturn’s rings may be from the whirl of a passing icy rock

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Gaia's new star map will also reveal asteroids and dark matter

Space

Gaia's new star map will also reveal asteroids and dark matter

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Kamikaze galaxy explodes after diving into the Milky Way 

Space

Kamikaze galaxy explodes after diving into the Milky Way 

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China launches a space station and wants an even bigger one

Space

China launches a space station and wants an even bigger one

Tiangong-2 is another step in the long march towards China's goal of a permanent space station – and to signal that it won't play second fiddle to the US

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Space

New Horizons discovery raises solar wind riddle around Pluto

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Space

Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave

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Space

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

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Life

Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

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