Eyeballing the universe
Just over a year ago, the online project Galaxy Zoo was launched. Two of its founders, Chris Lintott and Kate Land, reflect on the story of one of the most innova...
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Themis reveals the secret of Earth’s auroras
Magnetic field 'reconnection' transfers solar energy towards Earth, say researchers
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33 years later, NASA finds Mercury to be even more active
Messenger's first flyby answers some questions raised by Mariner 10
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Blog life: Chris Lintott’s Universe
Chris Lintott on life co-presenting TV's The Sky at Night
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‘Plutoids’: the new name for Pluto-like dwarf planets
IAU decides on sub-classification that will include larger sibling Eris
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Fastest supercomputer overtaken by Roadrunner
US machine will be used initially to model cosmology, astrophysics and the climate
Phoenix reveals Martian permafrost
NASA spacecraft touches down on the red planet after nine-month journey
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Gravity Probe B comes last in NASA review
Panel recommendation is to cut funding of mission by September
Auroral light is polarized after all
New measurements of the Northern Lights overturn 50 years of conventional wisdom
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John Wheeler: 1911-2008
Giant of physics who gave black holes their name dies at 96
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