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Uranus

Space

Some of Uranus's small moons are doomed to collide

The first measurement of the mass of a small Uranian moon suggests it will be obliterated after smashing into one of its neighbours in the next million years

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Space

Steampunk rover design eliminates electronics to survive Venus

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artist's concept of plumes on Europa

Space

One of Europa’s plumes may not exist, making hunt for life hard

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I watched the eclipse with scientists hunting the sun’s secrets

Space

I watched the eclipse with scientists hunting the sun’s secrets

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It could be snowing on Mars right now

Space

It could be snowing on Mars right now

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solar eclipse in 1979

Space

Great American Eclipse: Everything you need to know to get ready

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Solar eclipse

Space

Solar eclipse will reveal the roiling fog of plasma we call home

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Image of Mars from the Hubble Space Telescope

Space

Ice at Mars’s equator hints the planet was once much more tilted

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Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close

Space

Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close

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Moon’s magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did

Space

Moon’s magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did

Lunar rock shows the moon’s magnetic field lasted a billion years longer than we thought, which may help us understand how planets keep their protective fields

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Space

Nuclear reactors on rockets may fuel future crewed trips to Mars

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Life

Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

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Space

Giant loner asteroids suggest baby planets formed quickly

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Space

Finding the first pulsar set my world spinning

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