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Stars and solar physics Research update Atom bomb designer dies Hans Bethe, who helped develop the atomic bomb and worked out how stars shine, has died aged 98
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Stars and solar physics Research update X-ray satellite chalks up black hole first Astronomers see material complete a full orbit around a supermassive black hole
Read article: Swift takes off Telescopes and space missions Research update Swift takes off Mission to study gamma-ray bursts has a successful launch
Read article: Saturn gets a shock Stars and solar physics Research update Saturn gets a shock Space scientists have watched an interplanetary shock travel from the Sun past the Earth and Jupiter to Saturn
Read article: Sunspots hit new highs Stars and solar physics Research update Sunspots hit new highs Analysis of carbon-14 in tree rings sheds news light on the Sun
Read article: Mars attacked by solar wind Stars and solar physics Research update Mars attacked by solar wind The solar wind might be responsible for the lack of water on Mars
Read article: Closing in on planet formation Stars and solar physics Research update Closing in on planet formation Sharpest ever image of a dusk disk could reveal how new planets are formed
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