My other universe is a Porsche
4 October 2006
What if the universe we love is just one of many habitable realities? New Scientist meet the adventurers charting the best of all possible worlds
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30 August 2006
Pluto is down but not out
30 August 2006
The decision to relegate Pluto from planet to "dwarf planet" was a wrench for astronomers, but there's no need for a tearful farewell, says Stephen Battersby
Rows over planetary status are as old as the asteroids
30 August 2006
Even as you mourn Pluto's demotion from planet, spare a thought for poor old Ceres, which has twice battled to attain planetary status
Local stars influence planet growth
14 June 2006
Planets that form around red dwarfs – the most common type of star in the cosmos – can be strongly influenced by their interstellar neighbours
Earth-like planet may be first of many
25 January 2006
Planet hunters have detected what seems to be the smallest extrasolar planet so far, orbiting a red dwarf 22,000 light years away
Countdown: NASA's mission to Pluto and beyond
7 December 2005
What we know about the Solar System's most distant planet would fit on the back of a postcard. But a bold new mission blasting off in January will change all that
