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Animation showing the before and after of an impact crater

Space

The moon has hundreds more craters than we thought

Bombardment by small meteors is constantly churning up the surface of the moon. The dust-up could pose a hazard to future lunar settlements

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Female reproductive organs seen on an X-ray

Life

Young ovaries rejuvenate older mice and extend their lifespan

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Mars-like ice rediscovered in Hawaii volcano, but might not last

Earth

Mars-like ice rediscovered in Hawaii volcano, but might not last

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Our home spiral arm in the Milky Way is less wimpy than thought

Space

Our home spiral arm in the Milky Way is less wimpy than thought

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Plumes spotted on Europa raise hopes that we can taste its ocean

Space

Plumes spotted on Europa raise hopes that we can taste its ocean

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Rosetta cartoon

Space

Farewell to Rosetta, the comet mission that captivated the world

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Saturn

Space

Saturn’s rings may be from the whirl of a passing icy rock

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Woman in bed looking ill with cold or flu

Health

What you eat when you're sick may determine if you'll get better

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Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage

Earth

Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage

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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Space

Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft will end its two-year mission orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by crashing into a once-active pit named Deir el-Medina

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Space

Tiny lightning bolt explosions can vaporise the moon’s thin soil

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Space

NASA probe about to leave for asteroid Bennu and bring bits home

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Space

NASA’s Juno probe snaps first images of Jupiter’s north pole

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Life

Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

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