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Nine probes reached the outer solar system: Where are they now?

Space

Nine probes reached the outer solar system: Where are they now?

Besides Cassini, eight missions have passed the asteroid belt – and several are still broadcasting from the furthest solar system and beyond

Features

Box jellyfish will destroy future oceans by gobbling up the food

Life

Box jellyfish will destroy future oceans by gobbling up the food

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Some TRAPPIST-1 planets may have the right conditions for water

Space

Some TRAPPIST-1 planets may have the right conditions for water

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We’ve just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space

Space

We’ve just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space

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artist's concept of plumes on Europa

Space

One of Europa’s plumes may not exist, making hunt for life hard

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Kepler planetary disk

Space

‘Alien megastructure’ star may host Saturn-like exoplanet

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Futuristic city

Space

Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

Culture

Titan

Space

Building blocks of alien cells found on Saturn’s largest moon

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Foggy background forest with outline of child in the foreground

Physics

Aliens slumbering for billions of years are out there – really?

Comment

Mars rover wheel tracks

Life

The best way to detect aliens may be by finding their footprints

The first sign of aliens might not be microbes or radio signals but fossilised imprints or excrement left on the solid surfaces of Mars or Titan

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Space

The exoplanet zoo – a whistle-stop tour

Features

Life

The ethics issue: Should we colonise other planets?

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Earth

Oil-exploration airguns punch 2-kilometre-wide holes in plankton

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Space

Messages from fake aliens decoded quickly in online SETI contest

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