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solar system

Saturn's calming nature keeps Earth friendly to life

Life

Saturn's calming nature keeps Earth friendly to life

Even slight tweaks to Saturn's orbital plane and distance could have put Earth on a comet-like path around the sun – and ejected Mars from the solar system

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Chance to bury your DNA on the moon in a time capsule

Space

Chance to bury your DNA on the moon in a time capsule

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Troublesome sunspot spins out of view

Space

Troublesome sunspot spins out of view

Regulars

Centaurs galloped into Saturn's rings

Space

Centaurs galloped into Saturn's rings

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Rosetta: Days from the toughest space landing ever

Space

Rosetta: Days from the toughest space landing ever

Features

Earth's blue beauty glimpsed from far side of the moon

Space

Earth's blue beauty glimpsed from far side of the moon

Regulars

Weird wet worlds: Why Earth is lucky to have oceans

Earth

Weird wet worlds: Why Earth is lucky to have oceans

Features

Massive flares erupt from largest sunspot in 25 years

Space

Massive flares erupt from largest sunspot in 25 years

Regulars

Comet stinks of rotten eggs and cat wee, finds Rosetta

Space

Comet stinks of rotten eggs and cat wee, finds Rosetta

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Sleepy sun could make Mars trips deadly

Space

Sleepy sun could make Mars trips deadly

An unexpected lull in the sun's activity will let more cosmic radiation into the solar system, endangering astronauts on long interplanetary missions

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Space

Saturn's moon Mimas might have its own subsurface sea

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Space

Lunar volcanoes suggest the moon may still be warm

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Space

Rosetta's latest selfie: just showing off now

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Space

Lunar volcanoes suggest the moon may still be warm

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