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Space
End of an era
As NASA’s space shuttles land for the last time, they leave behind a sound scientific legacy.
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Space
The dark side of the universe
Most of the cosmos is invisible, but that doesn’t stop scientists from searching for it.
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Planets
The growing planetary family
At least 1,200 added to list of possible planets beyond the solar system.
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Space
When the universe began … again
Physicists suggest maybe the Big Bang was the latest of many bangs.
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Planets
Faraway planet could support life
A planet 20 light-years away could be the perfect distance from its star.
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Planets
Wrong-way planets do gymnastics
A group of planets that orbit the wrong way may have flipped over their stars.
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Planets
Mercury’s magnetic twisters
The planet's strange atmosphere may have a lot to do with the sun.