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Mars

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7 things we thought were made by aliens, but weren't... probably

Unexplained phenomena from Martian canals to genomic patterns have been ascribed to alien intelligence – but mainly that's turned out to be wishful thinking

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Deadly solar flares may have helped seed life on Mars and beyond

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Deadly solar flares may have helped seed life on Mars and beyond

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Falcon Heavy rocket

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket test is the start of a race to Mars

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The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

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The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

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Earth was smashed by a rock the size of Mars to make the moon

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Earth was smashed by a rock the size of Mars to make the moon

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Mars rocks may have drunk up all the water and doomed life there

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Mercury probe

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2018 preview: Epic mission to Mercury will unravel its mysteries

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Planet X artwork

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Planet X: We are closing in on the solar system's new occupant

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That interstellar asteroid could be a shard of a shredded planet

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That interstellar asteroid could be a shard of a shredded planet

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Planets near dangerous stars could shield alien life under smog

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Planets near dangerous stars could shield alien life under smog

Red and white dwarfs make nasty neighbours due to spurts of deadly radiation, but alien life could still form on planets nearby if shielded by smog or oceans

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We may know why Jupiter's Great Red Spot is red instead of white

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Neptune’s other moons were normal until Triton crashed the party

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Enceladus’s hot, gritty core may cook up ingredients for life

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We now know more on the origins of weird duck-shaped comet 67P

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