Space

  1. Space

    On Kepler-16b, shadows come in pairs

    Astronomers discover a planet that orbits a pair of stars.

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  2. Space

    Planet search finds lots of little guys

    The latest collection of extrasolar bodies to be revealed is rich in worlds not much bigger than Earth.

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  3. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Black holes could make the sun jiggle, nanodiamonds' origin and more in this week's news.

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  4. Space

    Hints of dark matter reported, again

    European experiment sees some evidence for a heretofore unseen component of the universe.

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  5. Space

    Super-Earths may come in two flavors

    As more exoplanets are discovered, evidence emerges that worlds can be either fluffy or dense.

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  6. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Long-lost Martian glaciers, ozone on Venus and more in this week’s news.

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  7. Astronomy

    Star goes boom, telescopes zoom

    Astronomers have spotted a supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, the nearest such stellar explosion in decades.

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  8. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    Planets born with off-kilter orbits, the planet formerly known as a star and more in this week's news.

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  9. Space

    Flying on Sunshine

    Once futuristic visions, solar sails now take off.

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  10. Space

    Asteroid sample nails meteorite source

    Dust returned from space by the Hayabusa mission shows where most space rocks landing on Earth originate.

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  11. Astronomy

    Galactic bull’s-eye came naturally

    A strange cosmic object isn't the result of a galactic crash, a new study suggests.

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  12. Space

    Atom & Cosmos

    White dwarfs' last dance and predicting sunspots in this week's news.

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