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astronomy

Giant telescope in Hawaii gets go-ahead, if others shut down

Space

Giant telescope in Hawaii gets go-ahead, if others shut down

Protests over the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea halted its progress. Now construction is back on, but three other scopes will have to close

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#RosettaWatch: 67P formed when two baby comets got together

Space

#RosettaWatch: 67P formed when two baby comets got together

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Mission to Europa will test Jupiter moon's friendliness to life

Life

Mission to Europa will test Jupiter moon's friendliness to life

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Vesta has no moons – is it unlucky or did it eat them?

Space

Vesta has no moons – is it unlucky or did it eat them?

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Supernova space bullets could have seeded Earth's iron core

Space

Supernova space bullets could have seeded Earth's iron core

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Found: Giant spirals in space that could explain our existence

Space

Found: Giant spirals in space that could explain our existence

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Corkscrew planets spiral back and forth between two stars

Space

Corkscrew planets spiral back and forth between two stars

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Millions of missing galaxies found hiding in plain sight

Space

Millions of missing galaxies found hiding in plain sight

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A new Hope: first Arab Mars probe given mission to track water

Space

A new Hope: first Arab Mars probe given mission to track water

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Mercury's magnetic heart was beating soon after its birth

Space

Mercury's magnetic heart was beating soon after its birth

The planet's molten core became magnetic nearly 4 billion years ago – potentially making Mercury's magnetic field the most enduring in our solar system

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Space

Galactic smash-ups turn on the lights around black holes

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Space

Milky Way's quiet life leaves it with no dark matter skeleton

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Last Word

Count the dims

Regulars

Space

That's no moon! Spacecraft mistaken for new natural satellite

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