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Antimatter is leaking out of our Galaxy into intergalactic space, say astronomers

Is antimatter leaking out of our Galaxy? Gamma-ray hotspots suggest the Milky Way is making more antimatter than we thought.
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The Sun's fury could spoil your next holiday. Scientists say aircraft need more protection from solar storms

Scientists find aviation safety fails to account for extreme radiation. Study says industry should integrate planning for severe space weather ...
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Betelgeuse has a companion star – so why hasn't Hubble been able to see it? Astronomers may finally have worked out where it's been hiding

Why hasn't the Hubble Space Telescope been able to see Betelgeuse's companion star? Astronomers may finally have solved the ...
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This star is so weird, some think it could host an alien megastructure. Now scientists may finally have solved the mystery

Why is the star known as Tabby's Star so weird? What's causing the strange fluctuations in its brightness? Astronomers may have the answer.
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There's a strange cloud on Mars that can only be explained with 'exotic physics'. Scientists think they've finally solved the mystery

Scientists say they've solved the mystery of the Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud on Mars and what causes it to form every spring and summer.
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Major breakthrough. Astronomers have found sugar in clouds between stars for the first time, hinting the ingredients for life formed in deep space

Researchers detected the sugar erythrulose in the molecular cloud G+0.693−0.027 near the centre of the Milky Way.
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There's an enormous black hole pointing its jet at Earth – and scientists only found it because of a strange flash in deep space

Hidden away behind vast clouds of dust, IRAS 18293-0941 is a binary system with a black hole orbiting a massive, hot star.
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'Black dust covered my bed' – the day alien science smashed through a New Jersey roof

The story of the Hillsborough meteorite and how scientists analysing the space rock have found it contains life-supporting ...
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Ever seen the creepy 'doorway' on Mars? We took a closer look at the image. Here's what's really going on

There's a strange feature on Mars that looks like a doorway into a cave. Here's what the image really shows and why it's caused such a stir.
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NASA satellite video shows an enormous volcano spewing out lava – from space

This timelapse video captured by a satellite and released by NASA shows lava spreading out from Russia’s Krasheninnikov ...
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Saturn's frozen moon could host alien life, say scientists

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus would theoretically be able to host some forms of microbial life, according to a scientific study.
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We think of comets are harbingers of destruction. But it turns out they may be the reason life on Earth exists at all

Science has strengthened theories that the ingredients for life could have been brought to Earth by comets impacting into our home planet.