A pale orange dot
Agustin Chicarro surveys a new account of Saturn's largest moon
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Brave new worlds
The abundance of Earth-like planets will be determined in the next five years, with profound implications for the prevalence of life in the universe. Alan Boss describes the coming...
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The Galileo affair
Maurice A Finocchiaro discusses the lessons and the cultural repercussions of Galileo’s telescopic discoveries
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Jupiter pips Saturn for new space mission
US and Europe agree joint Jovian probes for launch in 2020
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Evidence mounts for axion-like particles
Are 'luminosity relations' a key piece in an intergalactic puzzle?
New light on Moon’s far side
SELENE mission gives the best views yet of the unseen face
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Bringing exoplanets into sharper focus
New technique could vitalize the search for Earth-like planets
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PAMELA paper dampens dark-matter claim
Antiparticle mystery continues
Astronomers find ‘super Earth’
Rocky exoplanet is the smallest found so far
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Axions hint at a return
Theoretical particles could explain why certain cosmic rays reach Earth
