US telescopes faced with closure
Budget constraints threaten six observatories
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Further proof of extraterrestrial origin of quasicrystals
Discovery could change views on quasicrystal and solar-system formation
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India set for Mars mission in 2013
Government approves £70m orbiter to red planet
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What is the Square Kilometre Array?
Mark Birkinshaw discusses the world's largest telescope by area
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Astrophotography – readers’ pictures
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
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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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Privately funded spacecraft will look for dangerous asteroids
B612 Foundation wants to protect humanity from deadly collisions
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NuSTAR is in the sky
Successful launch for new high energy X-ray telescope
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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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Frequency combs to join the hunt for exoplanets
Method could help find Earth-sized bodies
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