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Monday's moon is a so-called supermoon because it will be both full and located close to Earth on its elliptical orbit around our planet.

This week will see the moon at its biggest and brightest

More than 30 years ago researchers discovered that the orbits of the four terrestrial planets in our solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars - are chaotic. Despite this behaviour, French researchers believe their orbits are stable and the chances of a planetary collision are slim.

The very fabric of the universe is ringing with gravitational waves from its earliest epoch, and researchers have finally "heard" this cosmic symphony.

A daring deep sea search has found tiny pieces of a mysterious meteor that crashed to Earth in 2014. The ‘alien hunter of Harvard’ tells Bevan Hurley the discovery may be evidence of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization visiting Earth

A mayor of a Mexican town has married a crocodile bride in a traditional ritual for prosperity, reported the BBC. Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa could be seen kissing the reptile, whose snout had been tied shut. The seven-year-old crocodile is believed to symbolise a deity linked with mother earth and…

Why do humans undertake journeys of personal exploration, or subject themselves to challenging conditions for long periods of time? What might we learn from their experiences?

The damage microplastics can cause is well documented

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