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planets

Space

What would it take to make the most inhospitable planet for life?

Most of the planets discovered in the universe so far would be incredibly hostile for life, but Dead Planets Society is intent on creating one worse than any we’ve seen before

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Space

Slicing the moon in half would be disastrous for Earth – but beautiful

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Space

Is it possible to turn Venus from boiling hellscape to liveable world?

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Space

NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal how Earth formed

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Artist's concept of Makemake

Space

Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of liquid water

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Space

Could we tweak the solar system to make Pluto a planet again?

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Space

Is an enormous shield the worst way to protect Earth from asteroids?

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Mysterious dark spot on Neptune seen from Earth for the first time

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All of Neptune’s clouds have vanished – it may be because of the sun

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Could a gravitational wave rip apart an entire planet?

When we detect gravitational waves, it’s because they are warping space and time by a tiny amount – but this episode of Dead Planets Society is about making one that is far more powerful

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Space

Storms on Saturn are so huge that their traces last hundreds of years

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Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

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Stunning photo of a young star hints how Jupiter-like planets form

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Space

Could we put out the sun with a sun-sized orb of water?

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