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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Astronomy

    Proxima b deserves buzz, even if some didn’t notice

    Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses Earth's newest potentially habitable neighbor.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Readers contemplate aging research

    Aging research, dino guts and Earth's quasisatellite in reader feedback.

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  3. Planetary Science

    Philae lander spotted on comet 67P

    Missing since November 2014, the Philae comet lander has been found lurking in the shadows on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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  4. Planetary Science

    Rosetta spots Philae lander on surface of comet 67P

    Missing since November 2014, the Philae comet lander has been found lurking in the shadows on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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  5. Astronomy

    Black hole app lets you blow up stars

    NOVA’s Black Hole app for iPad is an addictive game that teaches lessons about gravity and astronomy while letting you hurl stars at one another.

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  6. Planetary Science

    Juno transmits first intimate snapshots of Jupiter

    Hurricane-like clouds spiral over Jupiter’s poles, new photos taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal.

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  7. Tech

    SpaceX rocket explodes on Florida launchpad

    SpaceX has lost a Falcon 9 rocket and its satellite payload in a standard prelaunch test.

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  8. Planetary Science

    Water plays big role in shaping dwarf planet Ceres

    Findings from the Dawn spacecraft turn up cryovolcanoes, ice patches and hydrated minerals on Ceres, supporting the idea that water helped shape the dwarf planet.

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  9. Planetary Science

    Water has played a big role in shaping dwarf planet Ceres

    Findings from the Dawn spacecraft turn up cryovolcanoes, ice patches and hydrated minerals on Ceres, supporting the idea that water helped shape the dwarf planet.

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  10. Astronomy

    Radio signal probably not from extraterrestrials

    A possible radio signal from extraterrestrials probably originated a lot closer to home.

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  11. Planetary Science

    Spacecraft reveal diversity in solar system’s landscapes

    The latest generation of interplanetary spacecraft have revealed diverse landscapes on planets, asteroids and comets throughout the solar system.

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  12. Planetary Science

    Venus once possibly habitable, study suggests

    Venus might have once been habitable and home to a shallow ocean.

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