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An alien star system buzzed past the Sun 70,000 years ago
Posted in Science on 18th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
An alien star passed through our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, astronomers have announced. No other star is known to have approached this close to us.
Mysterious haze in Mars' atmosphere baffles scientists
Posted in Science on 17th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
A mysterious haze high above Mars has left scientists scratching their heads.
A tour of places in our own solar system where we might find life
Posted in Science on 15th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Where to look for life in space.
Twinkle mission to take a closer look at exoplanet atmospheres
Posted in Science on 13th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The Twinkle satellite will look at the atmospheres of exoplanets to seek more definite signs of life.
New research hints at Earth's inner core having its own inner core
Posted in Science on 10th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
What the researchers found took them by surprise. The inner core is far more complex than previously thought, with the seismic wave data indicating two distinct parts.