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First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire

Space

First exoplanet weather report shows clouds of ruby and sapphire

Observations of a planet called HAT-P-7b over four years reveal windy conditions that push hot clouds of vapourised minerals swirling around the far-off world

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A swirl of material coming off the surface of the sun

Space

Fresh look at old data shows the sun is surprisingly sluggish

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City rooftops have been collecting cosmic dust that falls from the sky

Space

Cosmic dust grains found on city rooftops for the first time

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The planned ExoMars rover will carry a drill to dig for life

Space

ESA approves 2020 ExoMars rover despite crash earlier this year

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Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole after falling ill

Space

Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole after falling ill

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Gravitational waves are ripples in space time that can be heard across the universe

Physics

LIGO turns back on to hunt for more gravitational waves

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A faint red star can be seen next to a mich brighter pair of stars that appear as one

Space

Proxima Centauri really does orbit its two bright neighbours

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Hubble rounds up the first worlds we’ll check for alien life

Space

Hubble rounds up the first worlds we’ll check for alien life

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Europa

Life

Spacecraft could taste Europa's sea by sampling its atmosphere

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A pair of planets passing in from of their star

Space

Exoplanet hunters are missing 75 per cent of two-star worlds

Planets orbiting binary stars have a weird whirling geometry, meaning they don't pass in front of their stars once every orbit - but we're figuring out how to find them

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Space

Mickey Mouse ears may explain universe’s biggest explosions

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Space

Space telescope duo will showcase the solar system in 3D

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Space

Mars orbiter spots new crater that may be ExoMars's lost lander

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Space

Mystery cosmic objects light up in X-ray then go dim in an hour

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