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Voyager 1 and 2 outside the solar system

Space

Voyager 2 sent back its first detailed data from interstellar space

Voyager 2 left our solar system in 2018 and has now sent back measurements from interstellar space, showing how our solar system interacts with its surroundings

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The MMR vaccine protects against measles

Health

Measles has a devastating and long-term effect on your immune system

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SPHERE image of Hygiea

Space

Surprisingly round asteroid may actually be the smallest dwarf planet

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The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

Space

The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

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Beating cancer: How viruses are being used to infect and kill tumours

Health

Beating cancer: How viruses are being used to infect and kill tumours

Features

A wind turbine farm off the coast of Yorkshire, UK

Technology

Renewables overtook fossil fuels in UK electricity mix for first time

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Maggie Aderin-Pocock on space travel and humanity's future

Space

Maggie Aderin-Pocock on space travel and humanity's future

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We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth

Space

We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth

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The team found DNA (red) and an enzyme (green) on the surface of human gallstones (yellow)

Health

Sticky nets of DNA from immune cells may be to blame for gallstones

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solar site

Technology

Outshining fossil fuel: Your guide to the revolution in solar energy

Solar power is getting so cheap it is overtaking fossil fuels – and that’s without next-generation photovoltaic technology and artificial photosynthesis

Features

Environment

Coal power in Europe has had its biggest ever decline

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Environment

The UK is now using AI to predict solar power and lower energy bills

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Space

Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Health

Immunotherapy may help treat some resistant bowel cancers

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