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Jolly green comet blazes a trail towards sun

Space

Jolly green comet blazes a trail towards sun

The supercomet ISON has sprouted a spectacular tail and could put on a dazzling display if it survives its close encounter with the sun next week

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NASA scout blasts off for Mars to search for lost air

Space

NASA scout blasts off for Mars to search for lost air

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Mars probe to sniff atmosphere and scout safer landings

Space

Mars probe to sniff atmosphere and scout safer landings

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Meteor impact trapped ancient swamp plants in glass

Life

Meteor impact trapped ancient swamp plants in glass

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Astrophile: Dying asteroid is a six-tailed beast

Space

Astrophile: Dying asteroid is a six-tailed beast

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CSI Chelyabinsk: 10 insights from Russia's meteorite

Space

CSI Chelyabinsk: 10 insights from Russia's meteorite

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Space

Star quality

Regulars

Solar activity heads for lowest low in four centuries

Earth

Solar activity heads for lowest low in four centuries

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India blasts off for Mars: here's what it will do

Space

India blasts off for Mars: here's what it will do

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Earth

Mars on Earth? Ask The Catalogue of Planetary Analogues

A new catalogue produced by the European Space Agency gives sage advice on visiting extreme sites on Earth that mimic Mars or the moon

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Space

Astrophile: Soggy bogs swallow craters on Titan

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Space

Earth's super-siblings grew up very differently

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Earth

For instant climate change, just add one large comet

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Space

'Black glass' could be first comet chunk found on Earth

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