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Into the breeches: A makeover for Longitude's villain

Space

Into the breeches: A makeover for Longitude's villain

History has been unkind to astronomer Nevil Maskelyne, says Stephanie Pain – but the bizarre suit he wore in the cause of science tells a different story

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The limits of knowledge: Things we'll never understand

Life

The limits of knowledge: Things we'll never understand

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Strange cosmic ray hotspots stalk southern skies

Space

Strange cosmic ray hotspots stalk southern skies

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Two planets found sharing one orbit

Space

Two planets found sharing one orbit

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What's an alien solar system like?

Space

What's an alien solar system like?

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When is a group of stars not a galaxy?

Space

When is a group of stars not a galaxy?

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Most detailed image of night sky unveiled

Space

Most detailed image of night sky unveiled

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Space

How to sort the dwarfs from the planets

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Space

Solar eclipse to ring in new year

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Quartet of giant planets puzzles astronomers

Space

Quartet of giant planets puzzles astronomers

The discovery of a fourth massive world around the star HR 8799 is straining the two leading planet-formation theories

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Space

Over-budget telescope threatens other projects

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Space

Galaxies get real when the dark side warms up

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Space

What's eating the stars out of our galaxy's heart?

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Space

Biggest star ever found may be ticking antimatter bomb

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