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From images taken by NASA spacecrafts, this picture mosaic was created of six of the planets in our solar system and the Earth's moon. In the foreground is the Earth rising over the lunar surface with the sun flare at the edge of Earth. Venus is the first planet above the moon, and at the top left to right are the planets Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn. Photo credits are as follows: Earth - Apollo 17; Lunar Surface - Apollo 8; Sun - Apollo 12; Venus - Pioneer Venus; Jupiter - Voyager I; Mercury - Mariner 10; Saturn - Pioneer 11.

Space

What to read this week: Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean by Dagomar Degroot

From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins surveys a climate historian's cosmic sweep

Culture

Vitiligo skin pigmentation on the hands of woman

Health

Landmark vitiligo cream targets immune cells that disrupt pigmentation

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Space

Saturn’s rings may have formed after a huge collision with Titan

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Environment

This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables

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Space

Synchronised volcanic eruptions on Io hint at a spongy interior

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Health

This virus infects most of us – but why do only some get very ill?

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composite picture of Mars

Space

Mars's gravity may help control Earth’s cycle of ice ages

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Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

Space

Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

Features

The inflamed parts of the man's tattoo containing red ink

Health

Red tattoo ink causes man to lose all his hair and stop sweating

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Space

BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury's secrets in 2026

The BepiColombo mission has been on its way to Mercury since 2018 and will finally start orbiting the planet and taking X-ray images in the second half of 2026

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Health

You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

Features

Space

Two asteroids crashed around a nearby star, solving a cosmic mystery

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Space

Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

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Health

Tattooing may trigger localised damage to the immune system

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