Auroral light is polarized after all
New measurements of the Northern Lights overturn 50 years of conventional wisdom
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Astronomers get clear view of blazar
Black-hole powered jets are created by twisting magnetic fields that drive particles from galactic cores
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John Wheeler: 1911-2008
Giant of physics who gave black holes their name dies at 96
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Astronomers pinpoint source of slow solar wind
Colliding magnetic fields believed to eject particles from the Sun
The search for astroengineers
Searches for extraterrestrial life usually involve trying to track down unusual radio and optical signals. But could looking for "Dyson spheres" – artificial shells harnessing ligh...
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WMAP gives thumbs-up to cosmological model
Five-year data reveal a cosmic neutrino background
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A brief history of Hawking
Michael Banks reviews the TV documentary Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe
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Earth is doomed (in 5 billion years)
A red-giant Sun will swallow-up Earth
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Ekpyrotic cosmology resurfaces
Alternative theory to Big Bang resolves teething problems
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The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
