Tom Clarke
Is there life in the oceans of Saturn’s icy moon?
A vast lake under the surface of Enceladus, Saturn’s icy moon, brings with it hopes of finding extra-terrestrial life.
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How close are we to discovering alien life?
An alien world covered in cities and giant structures that reach into the heavens – science fiction, or is science on the verge of discovering extra-terrestrial life?
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Is there anybody out there? New planet could hold life
A new planet – similar size to the earth – could contain some life forms because it has the right temperatures to form water, scientists say.
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New ‘dwarf planet’ discovered, hinting at a whole new world
Astronomers discover what they think is a new dwarf planet, far beyond the orbit of Pluto. And they can only guess how it got there.
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Making waves: the other biggest scientific discoveries
As US scientists confirm they have new evidence of what happened just after the Big Bang as well as how it has shaped the universe since, what are the other game-changing scientific breakthroughs?
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Will Comet Ison light up the skies above earth?
Ison, one of the brightest comets ever, is passing above us. It promises unique insights into the history of our planetary neighbourhood – though the full moon may obscure its visibility.
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Huge meteorite chunk lifted from Russian lake
Russian scientists dive to the bottom of a lake to recover a massive chunk of the meteorite that detonated over the Chelyabinsk region in February.
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Sea off Japan hides volcano the size of Belgium
The world’s biggest volcano is discovered off the coast of Japan. But the underwater monster volcano last exploded in the Jurassic period, with only dinosaurs to watch it.
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Asteroid to fly past earth
An asteroid with the potential to destroy London is going to narrowly miss earth – by 27,700 km. But that’s close in space terms, as the UK Space Agency’s Professor Richard Crowther explains.
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What is a meteor? The key questions
A meteor has lit up the skies over Russia and injured hundreds. But what are meteors, how are they caused, and how common are they?
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New Earth-like planet could sustain life, scientists claim
A planet just 12 light years away from Earth orbitting a star similiar to our sun could be a suitable environment to sustain the right conditions for life, according to scientists.
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Drilling deep below the Antarctic for new life
Braving temperatures of minus 40 degrees, a small team of British researchers today starts drilling through three kilometres of the Antarctic in search of life-forms new to science.
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Lost in space? Astronomers spot ‘rogue planet’
The free-floating or “wandering” planet has been identified using the European Southern Observatory’s huge telescope in Chile – experts believe it is 100 light years away.
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UFO watchers consider future after decline in sightings
Britain’s UFO watchers will debate the future of research into extra-terrestrial activity as alien sightings take a downward spiral.
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A new planet that’s a real diamond
It seems the universe has just got a little bit richer following the discovery of a new planet which scientists say is made largely out of diamonds.
