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The Martians have landed in London, and they're hogging the camera

The Martians have landed in London, and they're hogging the camera

11 September 2018

Artist Jenna Sutela has used Mars-friendly bacteria to grow an alien culture, rich in music and poetry – but is it any good?
We should use nukes to deflect asteroids, says astro algorithm

We should use nukes to deflect asteroids, says astro algorithm

9 February 2018

We've never had to deflect an incoming asteroid before it hits Earth, so how do we know the best way to do it? An algorithm says nuclear weapons are the most effective
NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

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

14 December 2017

The Kepler telescope has revealed a new planet in a system like ours. It shares a star with 7 other planets, tying our record for most worlds in a solar system

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