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Extremely detailed and realistic high resolution 3D illustration of an earth like Exoplanet. Shot from space

Space

Other planets in our solar system can masquerade as Earth from afar

If aliens took a picture of our solar system from afar, they might find that 6 of the other 7 planets in our solar system sometimes appear exactly the same as Earth in a phenomenon called planet confusion

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D1P5RK Solar system, artwork

Space

Our cosmic neighbourhood has so many more secrets for us to reveal

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A composite view of Venus from data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Space

Life on Venus may have only been possible for its first billion years

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Fire and Ice review: A fascinating tour of weird space volcanoes

Humans

Fire and Ice review: A fascinating tour of weird space volcanoes

Culture

Artist?s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft at Mercury. The mission comprises ESA?s Mercury Planetary Orbiter (foreground) and JAXA?s Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (background). The image of Mercury was taken by NASA?s Messenger spacecraft.

Space

The BepiColombo spacecraft is about to make its first Mercury fly-by

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View of planet Uranus from spac

Space

Mushballs inside Uranus and Neptune may solve an atmospheric mystery

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2A7HPG2 asteroid belt, debris in the solar system

Space

Astronomers have just found more than half a million new asteroids

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Is it time for the UK to vaccinate children against covid-19?

Health

Is it time for the UK to vaccinate children against covid-19?

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Strange gas in Venus’s clouds may be a sign of volcanoes, not life

Space

Strange gas in Venus’s clouds may be a sign of volcanoes, not life

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seahorse

Life

Male seahorses can get pregnant because they lack key immunity genes

Seahorses and their relatives are the only animals in which males get pregnant – they do so because these species lack genes we thought were vital for a functioning immune system

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Space

Solar sail spacecraft could be used to intercept interstellar objects

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Space

The European Space Agency is sending another spacecraft to Venus

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Space

Europa’s icy shell may have pockets of water that could support life

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Health

Amplifying our ancient immune system could help fight future pandemics

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