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Star near planet

Space

Stars that eat planets can start spinning so fast they rip apart

When a star engulfs a planet it can end up spinning so fast that it rips apart. The resulting debris could help us learn about exoplanets that were consumed

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Illustration of a supermassive black hole

Space

Some planets may orbit a supermassive black hole instead of a star

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Space

Are there any aliens out there? We are close to knowing for sure

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Earth's magnetic poles probably won't flip within our lifetime

Earth

Earth's magnetic poles probably won't flip within our lifetime

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James Lovelock

Earth

James Lovelock at 100: The creator of Gaia theory on humanity's future

Features

Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

Space

Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Earth

Space

Earth could have more water than we thought while exoplanets have less

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Exoplanet and ploonets

Space

Exomoons that run away from their planets could become 'ploonets'

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Technology

Working hypothesis: from Raspberry Pi to abolishing time

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The north pole is moving and if it flips, life on Earth is in trouble

Earth

The north pole is moving and if it flips, life on Earth is in trouble

The magnetic north pole is racing towards Siberia - but why? It's a mystery with huge implications, and to solve it, we're building an explosive model of the planet's core

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Question

Where do meteorites come from?

Space

How Mercury and Venus can guide our hunt for alien life on exoplanets

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Earthrise

Space

The planets might control the sun's activity - and it's not astrology

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