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The Iberian Peninsula is rotating clockwise
Under the radar We won’t feel it in our lifetime
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The ‘eclipse of the century’ is coming in 2027
Under the radar It will last for over 6 minutes
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NASA discovered ‘resilient’ microbes in its cleanrooms
Under the radar The bacteria could contaminate space
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Artemis II: back to the Moon
The Explainer Four astronauts will soon be blasting off into deep space – the first to do so in half a century
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A lemon-shaped exoplanet is squeezing what we know about planet formation
Under the radar It may be made from a former star
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The biggest astronomy stories of 2025
In the spotlight From moons, to comets, to pop stars in orbit
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How climate change is affecting Christmas
The Explainer There may be a slim chance of future white Christmases
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Trump aims to take down ‘global mothership’ of climate science
IN THE SPOTLIGHT By moving to dismantle Colorado’s National Center for Atmospheric Research, the White House says it is targeting ‘climate alarmism’
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The Alps start the countdown to ‘peak glacier extinction’
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Central Europe is losing ice faster than anywhere else on Earth. Global warming puts this already bad situation at risk of becoming even worse.
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The twists and turns in the fight against HIV
The Explainer Scientific advances offer hopes of a cure but ‘devastating’ foreign aid cuts leave countries battling Aids without funds
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‘The choice isn’t between domestic and foreign talent; the nation was built on both’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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5 recent breakthroughs in biology
In depth From ancient bacteria, to modern cures, to future research
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Blue Origin launches Mars probes in NASA debut
Speed Read The New Glenn rocket is carrying small twin spacecraft toward Mars as part of NASA’s Escapade mission
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‘The Big Crunch’: why science is divided over the future of the universe
The Explainer New study upends the prevailing theory about dark matter and says it is weakening
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