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Sun 'smoke rings' give clue to solar wind mystery

Space

Sun 'smoke rings' give clue to solar wind mystery

The most detailed photographs taken of solar eclipses reveal strange patterns in the sun's atmosphere – they may help us better understand the solar wind

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The LADEE killers: NASA has crashed probe into moon

Space

The LADEE killers: NASA has crashed probe into moon

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NASA 'flying saucer' for Mars to land in Hawaii

Space

NASA 'flying saucer' for Mars to land in Hawaii

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Squirting moons face off in race to find alien life

Space

Squirting moons face off in race to find alien life

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Volcanic blasts hint that Mercury is a migrant planet

Space

Volcanic blasts hint that Mercury is a migrant planet

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Buried 'Lake Superior' seen on Saturn's moon Enceladus

Life

Buried 'Lake Superior' seen on Saturn's moon Enceladus

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Space

Gaggle of dwarf planets found by dark energy camera

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Where am I? Voyager on the solar system's frontier

Space

Where am I? Voyager on the solar system's frontier

Features

Sun traces giant figures-of-eight in the sky

Space

Sun traces giant figures-of-eight in the sky

Regulars

Robotic planet-hunter bags its first exoplanets

Space

Robotic planet-hunter bags its first exoplanets

The Automated Planet Finder telescope has been working tirelessly day and night, seeking out alien worlds – and its haul of planets is just beginning

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Space

New dwarf planet hints at giant world far beyond Pluto

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Space

Asteroid surprises with set of shiny Saturn-like rings

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Space

Moon impacts eject debris at shotgun speeds

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Space

Salty skies signal planetary growing pains

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