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Read article: Recipes for planet formation Telescopes and space missions Feature Recipes for planet formation Michael R Meyer describes how studies of extrasolar planets are helping us to understand how planetary systems form and evolve
Read article: Chemical signature could help locate Earth-like planets Telescopes and space missions Research update Chemical signature could help locate Earth-like planets Planet formation could have affected Sun's composition
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Read article: Astronomers confirm rocky nature of new exoplanet Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers confirm rocky nature of new exoplanet Discovered last February, the planet CoRoT-7b has been found to have the same density as our Earth
Stars and solar physics Research update Is ‘hot Jupiter’ too close for comfort? Exoplanet perplexes astronomers
Read article: Voyager heads for interstellar space Telescopes and space missions Feature Voyager heads for interstellar space Richard Corfield celebrates the 20 year anniversary since NASA's Voyager mission left the solar system and began the second leg of its epic journey — an exploration o...
Transport properties Research update Cloud watching goes hi-tech New device could reveal cloud structure in unprecedented detail