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Saturn

Space

Saturn’s rings may be from the whirl of a passing icy rock

The direction an unlucky planetoid is spinning may dictate how much of it gets pulverised and pulled into orbit to create the bands around the giant planets

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UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant

Earth

UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant

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Physics

Cold fusion: Science's most controversial technology is back

Features

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Physics

Cold fusion is better left out in the cold

Leader

Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage

Earth

Asteroid assault on early planets was more like a gentle massage

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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Space

Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave

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The dark side of the moon

Space

Tiny lightning bolt explosions can vaporise the moon’s thin soil

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Artist's impression of probe approaching asteroid

Space

NASA probe about to leave for asteroid Bennu and bring bits home

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Jupiter

Space

NASA’s Juno probe snaps first images of Jupiter’s north pole

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Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

Life

Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely

Supporters of the multiverse often cite a specific reaction in stars that seems tuned for life, making our universe improbable – but now there’s a new idea

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Space

Gang of gas giants may have tilted distant planet system

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Space

Solar eclipses: heaven-sent chance to mix art and science

Features

Space

NASA gets in touch with spacecraft two years after it vanished

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Space

Canadian meteorite may be first visitor from the Kuiper belt

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