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Long ignored by scientists, cosmic dust is becoming an increasingly important field of study
How our knowledge of these worlds beyond the Solar System has exploded in the last three decades
WORLD SPACE WEEK SPECIAL
This October marks 50 years since a heavily shielded spacecraft, the Soviet Union’s Venera 9, parachuted into the atmosphere of Venus. Then, having landed, it did something extraordinary: it beamed ba
Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn