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The newly discovered exoplanet experiences days lasting up to 140 Earth-years thanks to its trio of suns.
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A Cambridge scientist maintains that there may be far more planets in the solar system than we realize.
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Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a Jupiter-sized exoplanet in a distant binary star system.
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Moon Ribas can feel every earthquake on the planet through a special seismic sensor implanted in her arm.
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Despite being comparable in size to Pluto and Eris, this enigmatic world has yet to even be given a name.
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Astronomers have identified three new terrestrial worlds around a relatively close 'ultracool' star.
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Scientists have been exploring ambitious new ways to effectively cool, rather than to warm up the planet.
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Elon Musk's private space firm is aiming to land a spacecraft on the Red Planet within just two years.
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A genetically perfect buffalo named Horizon is the most sought-after member of his species on the planet.
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A new theory has suggested that the new planet could be responsible for periodic mass extinction events.
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The case for a hidden gas giant in the outer solar system continues to go from strength to strength.
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A BBC film crew has captured footage of a gigantic green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador.
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The discovery of what look like clouds on Pluto has reignited the debate over its dwarf planet status.
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Russian scientists have been determining how to use nuclear weapons to protect the Earth from asteroids.
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Astronomers in France have managed to narrow down the area in which the new planet could be located.
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For the first time scientists have been able to analyze the atmosphere of a 'super-Earth' exoplanet.
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The bizarre project will involve a ten-week training course as part of a new UK television series.
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Stephen Hawking has suggested that a single black hole could power the whole world's electricity supply.
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Scientists have determined that the Earth and moon are made up of material from two separate worlds.
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Astronomers have identified what is believed to be the largest solar system ever discovered.