A message from Mercury
With NASA's MESSENGER probe set to enter Mercury's orbit, Louise Prockter outlines the mission's grand aims
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Sun provides Earth with less energy than we thought
But the implication for Earth's climate is far from clear-cut
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Astronomers say goodbye to the ‘millicrab’
Crab Nebula no longer the constant source of X-rays it was supposed to be
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Planck discoveries run hot and cold
Early results focus on astrophysics
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Thunder storm radiation amazes physicists
Italy's AGILE mission monitors gamma rays from thunderclouds
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Cosmic dark ages brought to light
Low-budget radio antenna offers window on first structures in the universe
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Mission overshoots Venus orbit
Astronomers will now have to wait over six years before craft returns
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A glimpse of the future
Cormac O'Raifeartaigh reviews a new book considering the future of everything
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Galaxies pin down dark energy
Observations support idea that vacuum is pulling universe apart
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Europe extends key space missions
Seven ESA probes will now operate until at least 2014
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