Telescopes and space missions Research update Themis reveals the secret of Earth’s auroras Magnetic field 'reconnection' transfers solar energy towards Earth, say researchers Read article: Themis reveals the secret of Earth’s auroras
Telescopes and space missions Research update Motion of exploding stars could shed light on dark energy Cosmologists call for decades-long survey of type-Ia supernovae Read article: Motion of exploding stars could shed light on dark energy
Telescopes and space missions Research update Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics Device is controlled by an array of magnetic coils Read article: Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics
Telescopes and space missions Blog ISS looks to the future The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) met in Paris yesterday and I went along to find out what they have planned for the future...
Telescopes and space missions Research update Voyager 2 reports from the edge of the solar system NASA mission confirms that the solar system is “squashed” by interstellar space Read article: Voyager 2 reports from the edge of the solar system
Telescopes and space missions Research update 33 years later, NASA finds Mercury to be even more active Messenger's first flyby answers some questions raised by Mariner 10 Read article: 33 years later, NASA finds Mercury to be even more active
Telescopes and space missions Research update Survey of distant galaxies sets limit on cosmic strings Gravitational lensing measurement suggets that cosmic strings make up no more than 2% of mass of universe Read article: Survey of distant galaxies sets limit on cosmic strings
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Blog life: Chris Lintott’s Universe Chris Lintott on life co-presenting TV's The Sky at Night Read article: Blog life: Chris Lintott’s Universe
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gamma-rays put limit on universe’s background light Radiation from distant quasar travels relatively unhindered to Earth
Telescopes and space missions Research update GLAST blasts off in search of gamma rays Space telescope could soon shed light on some of the most violent astrophysical processes in the universe Read article: GLAST blasts off in search of gamma rays
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