Brown dwarf’s powerful auroras shine bright
Radio and optical emissions suggest that the sub-stellar objects behave more like planets than stars
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Why are gamma-ray bursts so extremely interesting?
Carole Mundell explains why astronomers think gamma-ray bursts are quite possibly the most extreme objects in the universe
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Bountiful buckyballs resolve interstellar mystery
C60 molecules might abound in the universe
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The green flash
Pete Lawrence describes his quest since childhood to see this elusive phenomenon
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Getting the best glimpse of first-generation stars in the universe
VLT sees the brightest distant galaxy and signs of 'population III' stars
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US cosmic-ray observatory set for expansion
Telescope Array in the Utah desert plans to quadruple in size
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Philae comet lander wakes up from hibernation mode
Probe could restart science operations soon
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Between the lines
A subtle and fiendish collection of physics problems and a geophysical journey that revels in unusual connections, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Nascent ‘Kuiper belt’ seen encircling nearby star
Discovery could help us understand how the early solar system evolved
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Between the lines
Sun-centred poetry, an insider’s view of dark matter research and a tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope, reviewed by Margaret Harris and Tushna Commissariat
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