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Science: Black hole caught swallowing a star

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Review: A journey to Earth's companion

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Review: Hands across the Universe

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Science: Chaos triggers the northern lights

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Science: . . . while mystery surrounds jet's dimmer partner

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Review: A bookshelf of the starry skies

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Happy birthday, Supernova 1987A: Five years ago next week, astronomers saw a brilliant star explode. The supernova has now faded, but its expanding debris is likely to trigger more interstellar fireworks

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Science: The billion amp current that flows round Jupiter

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Science: Planets are common around solitary pulsars

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Mission to the Sun calls on Jupiter

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Science: Organic molecules from space rained down on early Earth

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Review: A picture of knowledge

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