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Telescopes and space missions Research update Spacecraft join forces at Jupiter Cassini-Huygens and Galileo probe the magnetic make-up of the giant planet
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Telescopes and space missions Research update Robert Hanbury Brown A pioneer of radar and radio astronomy dies at 85
Read article: Stellar link helps black holes weigh in Telescopes and space missions Research update Stellar link helps black holes weigh in Discovery allows astronomers to ‘weigh’ black holes from a snapshot of their host galaxies
Read article: Sodium spotted in the atmosphere of distant planet Telescopes and space missions Research update Sodium spotted in the atmosphere of distant planet Astronomers get the first-ever glimpse of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system
Read article: Fresh light shed on black holes Telescopes and space missions Research update Fresh light shed on black holes Glowing gas around a black hole gives astronomers new insights