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 Star shredded by Black HoleAstronomers have caught their best glimpse yet of a star being ripped to pieces by a supermassive black hole. ... 3rd May 2012
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Diversity of life down to distant supernovaeThe timings of supernova explosions close to Earth marry up with epochs in the planet's history when the diversity of life altered dramatically, suggesting that we may owe our existence to the deaths of nearby stars... ... 29th Apr 2012
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Life's building blocks found in a ring around the SunComplex carbon-based molecules, including many that are important for life on Earth, could have formed in the early solar system. ... 2nd Apr 2012
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Seeing Around the CornerUsing a laser, a super fast camera and a clever algorithm, researchers at MIT have developed the ability to see, in 3D, around a corner. This could have both military and medical applications... ... 25th Mar 2012
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Messages from MercuryThe MESSENGER spacecraft completed one Earth year of orbiting Mercury this month, and two papers published in the journal Science highlight some of the surprising scientific results from our solar system's innermost planet... ... 25th Mar 2012
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Eyes vote no to space travelHead scans of astronauts have shown signs of raised intracranial pressure affecting their eyes and pituitary glands, new research has revealed. ... 15th Mar 2012
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Antimatter in the microwaveScientists have taken the first steps towards interrogating antimatter to discover whether its spectroscopic fingerprint is identical to that of normal matter... ... 8th Mar 2012
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Looking for Evidence of Life on EarthAstronomers have found compelling evidence for life in the Universe – but only on Earth. Using a phenomenon known as Earthshine, where light from Earth is reflected off the surface of the Moon, researchers from the European Southern Observatory were able to view the Earth as if it were an exoplanet, and use the reflected light to look for tell tale signatures of life... ... 4th Mar 2012
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