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How to use plants to turn your home into a green building

Environment

How to use plants to turn your home into a green building

Planting climbers like ivy can cover ugly walls, insulate your home and support local wildlife – and keeping it under control is easier than you would think, writes Clare Wilson

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How to spot a Starlink satellite in the night sky

Space

How to spot a Starlink satellite in the night sky

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ISS

Space

This Christmas Eve, spot Santa's sleigh flying through the sky

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Andromeda galaxy

Space

How to find Andromeda – a spiral galaxy you can see with the naked eye

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Northern lights

Space

See the northern lights or aurora borealis: Follow this easy guide

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Seize your chance to spot Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet

Space

Seize your chance to spot Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet

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night sky

Space

See Venus and Jupiter next to each other in the sky this week

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meteor shower

Space

The Leonid meteor shower peaks this week: Here's how to see it

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sun

Technology

How to watch Mercury's transit of the sun with just binoculars

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star map

Space

How to spot Taurus, star clusters and a meteor shower in the night sky

The constellation Taurus is packed with interesting stars. Here's how to find It, and learn about the zodiac and your star sign in the process

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Space

Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more

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Space

How to use the Orion constellation to find Sirius the dog star

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Space

How to find the Apollo landing sites and dramatic craters on the moon

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Space

How to measure light pollution where you live by counting stars

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