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Astrophile: Wrinkles reveal Mercury's rapid slimming

Space

Astrophile: Wrinkles reveal Mercury's rapid slimming

The tiny world went on a serious diet in its youth, shedding about 11 kilometres of its original width as it cooled

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First alien rainbow image holds clues to Venus mystery

Space

First alien rainbow image holds clues to Venus mystery

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Most Mars meteorites may be from same giant crater

Space

Most Mars meteorites may be from same giant crater

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Earth raises a plasma shield to battle solar storms

Space

Earth raises a plasma shield to battle solar storms

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Life

Did dark matter kill the dinosaurs? Maybe…

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Moon's radio glow could keep Muslim calendars in sync

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Moon's radio glow could keep Muslim calendars in sync

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Space

Hundreds of mini solar systems found in the Milky Way

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Interplanetary comms get easier with a nanotech boost

Space

Interplanetary comms get easier with a nanotech boost

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Incoming 'Moby Dick' asteroid goes missing near Earth

Space

Incoming 'Moby Dick' asteroid goes missing near Earth

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Earth is prepared enough for the next asteroid strike

Space

Earth is prepared enough for the next asteroid strike

Early-warning systems will miss more than half of the space rocks like the one that burst apart over Russia last year, but maybe that's OK

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Life

Seeds of life can sprout in moon's icy pockets

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Space

Did newborn sun have weirdly weak solar wind?

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Space

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Space

China's Jade Rabbit rover may be victim of moon dust

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