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Boiling water on Mars could make the planet's sand levitate

Space

Boiling water on Mars could make the planet's sand levitate

In Martian summer, the combination of warm temperatures and a thin atmosphere make any liquid water on the surface boil, which can let dust hover across the ground

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We may have just seen the first comet from another solar system

Space

We may have just seen the first comet from another solar system

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Luther's legacy: Did a religious revolt create science?

Humans

Luther's legacy: Did a religious revolt create science?

Features

A 300-kilometre space rock has vanished since we saw it in 1995

Space

A 300-kilometre space rock has vanished since we saw it in 1995

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The dwarf planet Eris

Space

Volcanoes that spew stretchy ice could make dwarf planets bright

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hole sun main

Space

Hiding in plain sight: The mystery of the sun's missing matter

Features

A gaggle of 7 moons keep Saturn’s rings from breaking apart

Space

A gaggle of 7 moons keep Saturn’s rings from breaking apart

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Solar flare

Earth

A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years

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Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

Space

Distant dwarf planet near Pluto has a ring that no one expected

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A moon base

Space

It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon

Common sense is prevailing in human space exploration, and the moon is back as the place we need to colonise before a riskier trip to Mars, says Paul Marks

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Space

Nanoflares in the sun’s plasma may cause its scalding atmosphere

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Space

Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere

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Space

The mysterious bright spots on Ceres may have a common origin

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Space

Methane burps on young Mars helped it keep its liquid water

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