Space
鈥楢lien megastructure鈥� star may be explained by interstellar junk
It seems the famous star isn鈥檛 the only one that鈥檚 dimming strangely 鈥� a result that suggests interstellar rocks might be the culprit for this behaviour
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Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave
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Blue Origin unveils big new rocket that will put humans in orbit
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CSI Eta Carinae: Clouds suggest odd star’s history of violence
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Life
Stars burning strangely make life in the multiverse more likely
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Life
Mysterious signal unlikely to be aliens after SETI draws a blank
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Life
Mysterious SETI signal sends alien-hunting telescopes scrambling
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Life
Proxima b鈥檚 star could be blasting away the planet鈥檚 atmosphere
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Humans
Tale of world of supersmart spiders takes Clarke SF award
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The brightest stellar wildfire hosts impossibly huge stars
Astrophile聽is聽Joshua Sokol's monthly column on curious cosmic objects, from the solar system to the far reaches of the multiverse
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Triple signal of 鈥榓lien megastructure鈥� star baffles astronomers
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is making its atmosphere hotter
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Bye bye Philae! Comet team to lose touch with lander for good
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Astronauts prepare for Mars mission at the bottom of the sea
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