Let the global astronomy celebrations begin
The International Year of Astronomy marks the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. As the 2009 celebrations kick off,
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year Water droplets take on strange shapes when levitated and spun Exoplanet puzzle seems to be solved
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Reasons to be cheerful
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Spinning drops could model black holes
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Water confirmed on distant planet
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‘Echoes’ shine a light on Tycho Brahe’s supernova
New light from old supernova tells us how it exploded
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Europe unveils 20-year astronomy roadmap
Funding must rise by 20% per year to meet ambitious goals
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Solar activity could dictate river flow
Sunspot counting could help predict future floods
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IBEX blasts off to map edge of the solar system
NASA spacecraft will tell us how the solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium
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…And now for the next 20 years
Six leading physicists peek into the future
Two decades and counting…
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
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