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An artist's impression of Psyche

Earth

NASA’s deep-space mission to a $10 quintillion all-metal world

The unique metal asteroid Psyche may be a space miner's fantasy – but there are better reasons to want to visit it, says mission leader Lindy Elkins-Tanton

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Rock layers show our sun has been in same cycle for 700 million years

Environment

Rock layers show our sun has been in same cycle for 700 million years

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The launch of the Parker Solar Probe

Space

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is on its way to the sun, via Venus

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man on lawnmower

Health

Allergy explosion: What causes allergies and how to avoid them

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illustration of woman sneezing

Health

Allergy explosion: The truth behind the most common myths

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sign warning of peanut dust in the area

Health

Allergy explosion: They are on the rise, and here’s why

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Uranus

Space

Forgotten giants: Why the time is ripe to revisit Uranus and Neptune

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The sun shrinks and grows again by 2 kilometres every 11 years

Space

The sun shrinks and grows again by 2 kilometres every 11 years

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Space

Why weird star systems are where we'll find alien life

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Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Technology

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

We're wedded to fossil fuels, but no-one told the people of Leeuwarden-Friesland. Is this the most innovative community you've never heard of?

Culture

Space

Passing star may have disturbed the solar system billions of years ago

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Space

We’ve found 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter – and one is probably doomed

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Space

Tornadoes on the sun could blast hot plasma towards Earth

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Space

Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua may be a comet, not an asteroid

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