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Uranus's moon Miranda

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Moons around Uranus may suddenly develop atmospheres in the spring

When springtime comes to Uranus's moons, the increased sunlight may cause ices on the surface to turn into gases, which would create tenuous temporary atmospheres

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Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our solar system

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Artist's impression of a planet around a red giant star

Space

Strange alien worlds suggest Earth could survive the death of the sun

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Environment

Insects thrive on solar farms planted with native flowers

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Passing star could fling Earth out past Pluto into the Oort cloud

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Can we smash together all of the asteroids to build a new planet?

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The sun with solar flares coming off it

Space

The sun is smaller than we thought it was

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Ice-spewing supervolcano may have been found on Pluto

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Image of the Moon captured by the Galileo spacecraft

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The moon is 40 million years older than we thought it was

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The offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire

Environment

World’s largest offshore wind farm sends first power to UK grid

The Dogger Bank offshore wind farm is located off England’s north-east coast and has begun generating power following installation of the first turbine at the site

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

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How asteroids can help us understand our place in the cosmos

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Largest known solar storm struck Earth 14,300 years ago

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Why the next solar eclipses are a unique chance to understand the sun

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