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How the sun abducted dwarf planets from an alien solar system

The weird orbits of some bodies in the outer solar system reveal they are booty from an interstellar smash and grab raid, says astronomer Simon Portegies Zwart

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Space

Your explosive guide to the end of the universe

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Perseid meteor shower

Space

Rare cosmic balancing act makes Perseid meteor showers brighter

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Bloated baby black holes spotted in the distant universe

Space

Bloated baby black holes spotted in the distant universe

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A diagram of Earth's magnetic field in colour

Earth

Cranky young sun could have kickstarted life on Earth

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An artist's impression of an asteroid in space

Space

Incoming asteroids could crumble harmlessly before they hit us

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Juno probe

Life

Pinball planets: How life could start in a violent solar system

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Identity-crisis comet may really be closest asteroid to the sun

Space

Identity-crisis comet may really be closest asteroid to the sun

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Unnamed dwarf planet may be third largest in the solar system

Space

Unnamed dwarf planet may be third largest in the solar system

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Kepler doubles exoplanet population with 1284 new planets

Space

Kepler doubles exoplanet population with 1284 new planets

The new planet haul is the biggest yet, bringing the number of confirmed worlds outside our solar system over 3200 - and edges us closer to knowing how many stars host other Earths

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Earth

Super-salty Turkish lakes may hold key to spotting life on Mars

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Space

Gravitational waves: Your cheat sheet on the find of the decade

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Space

First global Mercury map shows its hills and valleys in detail

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How to watch Mercury pass in front of the sun today

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