Ancient gas sheds light on universe’s first billion years
Quasar light probes era when first stars switched on
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Quantum corrections could boost combustion models
How to lower the risk of hydrogen explosions at nuclear plants
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Pulsar timekeepers measure up to atomic clocks
Stellar timescale could be useful on Earth
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What is a black hole?
Andy Young explains why not even light can escape from black holes
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New chemical bonds possible in extreme magnetic fields
Helium molecules could form near neutron stars
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Super-tornadoes spotted in the Sun
Giant swirls of gas could explain why the corona is so hot
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World set for the 2012 transit of Venus
Ultra-rare astronomical event begins at 2200 h UTC on 5 June and will not be seen again until 2117
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Bow-shock no-show shocks astronomers
Sun is moving slower than we thought relative to interstellar space
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Atmospheric tales
Robert P Crease asks why the discovery of Venus's atmosphere is still so controversial
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Venus: it’s now or never
As next month's transit of Venus nears, Jay M Pasachoff examines the science and history of these exceptionally rare events
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