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The northern hemisphere is displayed in this global view of the surface of Venus.

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Venus may have had a climate suitable for life billions of years ago

Nowadays, Venus is sweltering with no liquid water on its surface. But billions of years ago it may have had an ocean and a relatively pleasant climate

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Earth

Spacecraft reveal the mysteries of the solar system's space rocks

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Ultima Thule, a distant space rock with two lobes like a bowling pin

Space

Distant space rock Ultima Thule formed in a slow and gentle collision

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'Oumuamua

Space

Earth may be partly made of rocks from elsewhere in the galaxy

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Jupiter could be cracking its moon Europa with powerful magnetic force

Space

Jupiter could be cracking its moon Europa with powerful magnetic force

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Space

Space exploration needs minnows as much as superpowers

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Neptune’s smallest moon keeps getting smashed up and resurrected again

Space

Neptune’s smallest moon keeps getting smashed up and resurrected again

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B cells produce antibodies that protect us from invading pathogens

Health

CRISPR could help us protect ourselves from viruses like flu and HIV

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Apollo astronauts might have found a piece of Earth on the moon

Space

Apollo astronauts might have found a piece of Earth on the moon

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The moon’s violent birth may have given Earth the ingredients of life

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The moon’s violent birth may have given Earth the ingredients of life

We think the moon formed when a Mars-sized object crashed into the young Earth. The same object could also have brought the carbon and other elements we need for life

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Space

Moon craters reveal surprise rise in asteroid shrapnel pelting Earth

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Space

Saturn’s rings formed in a smash-up less than 100 million years ago

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Thousands of Elite Dangerous players embark on epic space voyage

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Space

Ultima Thule is a snowman-shaped rock covered in weird ice

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