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    Lights over the city of Granada, Spain. Has lockdown helped reduce light pollution in the city? Credit: Marco Ritzki / Getty Images
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    What happens when exoplanets orbit two stars at once?

    An artist's illustration of a Martian dust storm. Credit: NASA
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    Winds on Mars: understanding the Red Planet’s atmosphere

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    Exomoons: the next step in exoplanet science

    Moon Titan appears in front of Saturn in an image captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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    Peter Pan discs: the planetary systems that never grow up

    NASA's NEXT-C, a next-generation solar electric propulsion system, is scheduled for in-space testing in 2021. Credit: NASA/Rami Daud/Alcyon Technical Services
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    Artist's impression of lightning storms on Jupiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/JunoCam
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