Venus: it’s now or never
As next month's transit of Venus nears, Jay M Pasachoff examines the science and history of these exceptionally rare events
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Fossilized raindrops dampen theory of ancient warming
Atmospheric pressure was not higher 2.7 billion years ago
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Further doubts cast over lunar formation models
More isotopic similarities between Earth and Moon found
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Earthshine could help find life on other planets
New technique detects vegetation and clouds
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Cool sun could host habitable planet
New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a cool star
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Between the lines
Books on physics history, alien life and teaching relativity to your dog, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Curiosity mission safely launches to Mars
Car-sized rover will test for signs of life
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Astronomical sense and nonsense
Margaret Harris reviews Hindsight and Popular Astronomy by Alan B Whiting
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Was a giant planet ejected from our solar system?
"Sacrifice" stabilized remaining planets, say astronomers
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Mars craft looks set to crash to Earth
Time is running out to save Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission
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