Telescopes and space missions News NASA’s crumbling research labs could risk future missions Report warns that funding is needed to stem decline Read article: NASA’s crumbling research labs could risk future missions
Renewables News Saudi Arabia to create renewable energy ‘city’ King Abdullah considers the future of his country beyond oil Read article: Saudi Arabia to create renewable energy ‘city’
Telescopes and space missions News Obama sets out Mars mission US president calls for NASA to send a manned mission to orbit the red planet Read article: Obama sets out Mars mission
Stars and solar physics Feature Science in the Muslim world Jim Al-Khalili examines the prospects for an Islamic scientific renaissance Read article: Science in the Muslim world
Policy and funding Research update UK synchrotron secures £110m upgrade Diamond light source to build 10 new experimental beamlines Read article: UK synchrotron secures £110m upgrade
Telescopes and space missions News UK launches space agency Science minister Paul Drayson says that the space industry could be worth £40bn and create 100,000 jobs in 20 years' time Read article: UK launches space agency
Policy and funding News Top South African astronomer reinstated Phil Charles cleared of sharing astronomy plans with fellow scientists Read article: Top South African astronomer reinstated
Policy and funding News Concerns raised over Institute of Physics climate submission Institute faces criticism over its evidence to UK parliamentary inquiry on climate change Read article: Concerns raised over Institute of Physics climate submission
Policy and funding News UK science risks relegation, warns Royal Society "Decades of slow economic decline" predicted unless investment in science increases Read article: UK science risks relegation, warns Royal Society
Policy and funding News UK physicists welcome research council reforms Science minister Lord Drayson announces changes to the Science and Technology Facilities Council Read article: UK physicists welcome research council reforms
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