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Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Look inside the revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory

New ��˾þ�'s behind the scenes look at the telescope about to open a new eye on the universe

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Vera Rubin Observatory has already found thousands of new asteroids

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to totally transform astronomy

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One half of the moon is hotter than the other

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2YF8KFA A man takes the ice bath in frozen lake, the icy water providing a refreshing and invigorating experience during winter swimming

Health

An expert's new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve

Culture

A colour-enhanced scanning electron microscope image of a mushroom with psychedelic properties

Mind

Psychedelics may boost mental health by dampening inflammation

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How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health

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How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health

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KHKRFM Haumea and moons, illustration. Haumea is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. It is noted for its elongated shape, somewhat like a rugby ball. It is orbited by at least two moons and a narrow ring of rocky particles.

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How to spot Haumea, one of the solar system's strangest objects

Regulars

We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind

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We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind

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The Mysterious NWA 15915

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Weird meteorite may be relic of lost planet that no longer exists

A meteorite discovered in north-west Africa in 2023 didn’t come from a large asteroid or any of the known planets of the solar system – but it might have formed on a planet that was destroyed long ago

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Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos

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Saturn gains 128 moons, giving it more than the other planets combined

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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon

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How meteorites are rewriting the history of the solar system

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