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Earth

Odds on: Five scientific theories decided by wager

From the existence of black holes to the reality of climate change, over the years some big questions have been the subject of bets,  finds Michael Brooks

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an exoneptune with its star

Space

Neptune-like exoplanet spotted that has a watery atmosphere

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NASA rocket mission takes 1500 sun images in just 5 minutes

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Waves surge in opposite directions around Io's largest lava lake

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Waves surge in opposite directions around Io's largest lava lake

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Protoplanetary disc around young star TW Hydrae.

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Earth may have been born in a huge flare-up of the young sun

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Saturn

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Watch Cassini's first two dives between Saturn and its rings

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Marvel at the images from Cassini's first Grand Finale orbit

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Marvel at the images from Cassini's first Grand Finale orbit

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First look at images from Cassini's dive between Saturn's rings

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First look at images from Cassini's dive between Saturn's rings

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Melting moons could support liveable atmospheres for aeons

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Melting moons could support liveable atmospheres for aeons

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Mars and asteroids

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Mars Trojans may be part of a planet that was destroyed long ago

Nine asteroids that trail the Red Planet contain a material usually only formed in the mantle of rocky planets

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Joint mission to Europa could seek life under the ice

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Icy Enceladus’s tiger stripes are a window on its watery depths

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Rocks of ages: How meteorites reveal the solar system's history

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Earth’s greatest hits: Six of the biggest meteorites in history

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