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*The windswept dunes of Pluto
Scientists have confirmed the existence of methane dunes on Pluto’s vast Sputnik Planitia ice plain.

*Asteroid airburst
An asteroid first detected on Saturday near the orbit of the Moon has exploded just a day later in a spectacular airburst over southern Africa.

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*Virgin Galactic flies again
Virgin Galactic has carried out a second powered test flight of its VSS Unity space plane in the skies above California’s Mojave desert.

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*Australian Sky and Telescope
We look at Jupiter in opposition and explain how to determine cosmic distances across space.

*The Science Report
How the 5:2 diet could be doing you harm.
A new lineage of Archaea discovered in Yellowstone’s hot thermal springs.
Links between circadian rhythm disruption and a risk of depression or bipolar disorder
Apple launching augmented reality tools for its iphone.
New study claims women are more attracted to men with longer legs.
Skeptics guide to superstitions

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