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Solar system mysteries: Is there a planet X?

Wobbles in the orbit of two distant dwarf planets are reviving the idea of a planet hidden in our outer solar system. Two new discoveries could fit the bill

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Six in hospital after French pain relief drug trial goes wrong

Life

Six in hospital after French pain relief drug trial goes wrong

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New rumours that gravitational waves have finally been detected

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New rumours that gravitational waves have finally been detected

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Philae lander fails to respond to last-ditch efforts to wake it

Space

Philae lander fails to respond to last-ditch efforts to wake it

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Migrating giant planets might eat their own life-friendly moons

Space

Migrating giant planets might eat their own life-friendly moons

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<em>Dark Matter and the dinosaurs</em>: A quest for grown-ups

Life

Dark Matter and the dinosaurs: A quest for grown-ups

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New kind of moon rock found by Chinese Yutu rover

Space

New kind of moon rock found by Chinese Yutu rover

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NASA probe to visit Jupiter to look for water and map clouds

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NASA probe to visit Jupiter to look for water and map clouds

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Dwarf planet Ceres looks like an asteroid but acts like a comet

Space

Dwarf planet Ceres looks like an asteroid but acts like a comet

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Japanese Akatsuki probe enters Venus orbit after inspired hack

Space

Japanese Akatsuki probe enters Venus orbit after inspired hack

Novel use of secondary thrusters made it second time lucky for Akatsuki, which botched its original encounter with the planet in 2010

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New Horizons releases first images of Pluto in sharpest focus

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Northern Lights now appear in central Europe and much of US

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Pathfinder blasts off to look for Einstein's gravitational waves

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LISA Pathfinder spacecraft ready for lift-off

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