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astronomy

Pluto may have hosted lakes and rivers of liquid nitrogen

Space

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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A giant radio telescope illuminated at night

Space

Repeating cosmic radio blast adds mystery to their origins

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An array of radio telescopes points at the sky

Space

Cosmic radio blast result called into question within days

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FRBs

Space

Source of cosmic radio blast tracked down for the first time

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Artist's impression of planet nine

Space

Planet Nine hunters enlist big bang telescopes and Saturn probe

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A person is silhouetted against a colourful diagram of gravitational waves

Space

Four big cosmology secrets gravitational waves could uncover

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telescope

Space

How Do You Find an Exoplanet? An insider account gives top tips

CultureLab

Ancient maps of Jupiter's path show Babylonians' advanced maths

Space

Ancient maps of Jupiter's path show Babylonians' advanced maths

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Record-breaking double star may be cannibalising itself

Earth

Record-breaking double star may be cannibalising itself

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Space

Lonely exoplanet orbits its star at greatest distance yet seen

A closer look at the motions of a small star and a misfit planet shows the two are linked by gravity - and can teach us about planets and stars alike

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Earth

How Planet Nine may have been exiled to solar system's edge

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Space

From Africa to the stars: Why Ethiopia needs a space programme

Opinion

Space

We've found the brightest ever supernova but can't explain it

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Space

Famous Wow! signal might have been from comets, not aliens

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