Cosmic visions
With the International Year of Astronomy now in full swing, leading figures from the world of astronomy reveal what they think are the biggest challenges for the subject
Web life: Cosmic Diary
The official blog of IYA2009
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Jupiter pips Saturn for new space mission
US and Europe agree joint Jovian probes for launch in 2020
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New light on Moon’s far side
SELENE mission gives the best views yet of the unseen face
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Astronomers find ‘super Earth’
Rocky exoplanet is the smallest found so far
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Not wrapped up yet
Is the universe multiply connected? wonders Andrew Jaffe
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Can geoengineering cool the climate?
Physicists scrutinize climate intervention
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Sand pushes Martian rocks into place
The curious distribution of rocks has a simple explanation, say geophysicists
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Magnetic fields could reveal exoplanets
Astrophysicists propose new way of viewing the heavens
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Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
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