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Stars that devour their planets get brighter and faster

Space

Stars that devour their planets get brighter and faster

When the sun expands and engulfs Earth, our planet's ashes will brighten the sun and spin it faster. We might be able to watch this happen across the universe

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We may be able to see mountains and valleys on distant worlds

Space

We may be able to see mountains and valleys on distant worlds

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Exoplanet transit

Space

Hidden exoplanets could be revealed by echoing light

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Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

Space

Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive

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The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

Space

The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their home worlds

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Person stood on a hill against a dark sky with the Milky Way visible, shining a torch upwards

Life

Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

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NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

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NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

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Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

Space

Ocean-covered planets may not be the places to search for life

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The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

Physics

The New Horizons spacecraft is heading towards a mystery rock

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We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

Space

We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

A newly discovered nearby world is probably close in size and temperature to Earth. This exoplanet might be able to host life because of its unusually calm star

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Space

We may have found 20 habitable worlds hiding in plain sight

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Space

Possible exomoon may be an ocean-covered world as big as Saturn

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Earth

Super-Earths draw asteroids to other worlds, which may seed life

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Space

Our closest star system may be home to a stolen star and planet

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