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How hot is it on our nearest planets?
Temperature swings of over 500°C in a single day? Beyond Earth, the weather forecast is mostly terrifying.
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Tides and tidal forces
What can explain high tide at London Bridge as well as Nova explosions from white dwarfs?
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Planet Uranus
The planet Uranus: first of the planets to be found in the modern era and dressed in rings. It orbits the sun on its side and the wrong way round!
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Planet Venus
The planet Venus: known for love, rotational contrariness, crushing atmospheres, furnace-like temperatures and acid rain.
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Why 12 months in a year, seven days in a week or 60 minutes in an hour?
While days and years are (fairly) neat astronomical events, what explains months, weeks, hours and minutes?
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Tattoos in Europe: from slaves and sailors to kings and tsars
Tattoos have adorned the highest born royals and the lowliest sailor in Europe for at least 5,000 years