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Saturn moon spouts plasma unlike any seen before

Space

Saturn moon spouts plasma unlike any seen before

The geyser moon Enceladus is pouring a new type of charged particle into space, creating a "backwards" plasma

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Space

Cosmic climate change may have stunted black holes

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Square Kilometre Array contest ends in a draw

Space

Square Kilometre Array contest ends in a draw

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Maya astronomical tables found daubed on wall

Life

Maya astronomical tables found daubed on wall

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Seeking neutrino clues to missing supernovae

Space

Seeking neutrino clues to missing supernovae

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Mysteriously dark Mars regions are made of glass

Space

Mysteriously dark Mars regions are made of glass

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Tides turn some habitable planets hellish

Life

Tides turn some habitable planets hellish

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Searching for the sun's long-lost siblings

Space

Searching for the sun's long-lost siblings

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Photon sieves make super-cheap space telescopes

Space

Photon sieves make super-cheap space telescopes

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Galactic laser light show might lead us to aliens

Life

Galactic laser light show might lead us to aliens

Geoff Marcy is a prolific planet hunter, but now he's turning his gaze to alien civilisations. He hopes they may be criss-crossing space with laser beams

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Space

Outback to outer space: The world's largest telescope

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Life

Earthshine holds clues to exoplanet aliens

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Space

Astrophile: 'Missing link' black hole is stress eater

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Space

Why ancient star clusters are all the same size

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