B-mode polarization spotted in cosmic microwave background
South Pole Telescope is first to detect subtle twist in ancient light
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‘Snow line’ of neighbouring star comes into view
Icy ring marks the spot for planetary formation
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Steady leak in the Earth’s plasmasphere found
Mechanism contributes to loss of material from atmosphere
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Xenon forms compound at extreme temperature and pressure
Result could unravel mystery of missing noble gas
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Launch your own personalized lunar mission
Thousands of miniature spacecraft could hitch a ride to the Moon
Has Voyager 1 left the solar system yet?
Looks as if it hadn't by August 2012
Putting a new spin on variable stars
New class of pulsating stars that defy current theories is discovered
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Monster gas cloud could unveil Milky Way’s black-hole hub
X-rays emitted by cloud could be seen by NASA's NuSTAR and Chandra
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Pulsars map the way for space missions
Spacecraft could be navigated using X-ray emissions from millisecond pulsars
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Do dark-matter discs envelop galaxies?
New type of strongly interacting dark matter suggested
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