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Scientists reveal the Sun's ultimate fate
May 8, 2018When our star eventually dies, it will go out in a blaze of glory and produce what is known as a planetary nebula.
NASA's InSight lander is on its way to Mars
VIDEO May 5, 2018The spacecraft blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard an Atlas V rocket earlier today.
Can a medieval tapestry help find Planet Nine?
May 4, 2018Scientists have been looking to the past to help them determine the whereabouts of the elusive ninth planet.
Helium detected on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet
May 3, 2018For the first time ever, scientists have detected helium in the atmosphere of a planet in orbit around a distant star.
Is the Earth's magnetic field about to flip ?
May 1, 2018In recent years, the magnetic field that surrounds and protects our planet has been gradually weakening.
Uranus smells like rotten eggs, say scientists
Apr 23, 2018Hydrogen sulfide, which gives rotten eggs their smell, has been discovered in the seventh planet's atmosphere.
'Super Earth' aliens may be trapped by gravity
Apr 23, 2018On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
Bill Gates backs 'big brother' satellite network
Apr 23, 2018Known as EarthNow, the project aims to offer live streaming of the entire planet 24 hours a day.
Did intelligent life exist on Earth before humans ?
Apr 19, 2018Could there have been an advanced civilization on our planet long before mankind appeared on the scene ?
Meteorite filled with diamonds found in Sudan
Apr 17, 2018A meteorite that crashed in the Nubian Desert has offered a glimpse of our solar system's earliest days.
Large asteroid narrowly misses the Earth
Apr 17, 2018An asteroid the size of a warehouse passed our planet at the weekend just hours after it was first spotted.
NASA to launch new planet-hunting telescope
Apr 13, 2018The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is due to lift off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday.
No, the world is not going to end on April 23
Apr 13, 2018Warnings of another end of the world scenario involving the planet Nibiru have been doing the rounds this week.
First 'luxury space hotel' to launch in 2021
Apr 6, 2018Space tourism startup Orion Span is offering guests the opportunity to spend 12 days orbiting the planet.
Curiosity rover celebrates 2,000 days on Mars
VIDEO Mar 23, 2018NASA's flagship rover has now been trundling across the surface of the Red Planet for more than five years.
Astronomer announces the discovery of... Mars
Mar 22, 2018One astronomer was left red-faced this week after he mistook the planet Mars for an undiscovered star.
New spacecraft could nuke incoming asteroids
Mar 11, 2018NASA is working with US nuclear authorities to develop a spacecraft that can nuke dangerous space rocks.
Hunt for Earth 2.0 yields 95 new exoplanets
VIDEO Feb 18, 2018A renewed hunt for Earth-like worlds has yielded a haul of 95 previously undiscovered extrasolar planets.
Evidence of extragalactic planets discovered
Feb 8, 2018Scientists have used microlensing to discover planets in a galaxy over 3.8 billion light years away.
Were dinosaurs a victim of their own success?
Feb 7, 2018The dinosaurs' total domination of our planet may have played a major role in their eventual demise.
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