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Researchers confirm the existence of water on an extrasolar planet For the first time researchers have been able to say with certainty that there is water on a distant planet. Writing in this week's Nature, UCL's Giovanna... 15th Jul 2007	Galaxy Zoo Ever wanted to take part in astronomy research, but don’t have a telescope? Well now you can get a chance to look through some of the most beautiful astronomical images taken and m... 1st Jul 2007
Rabies-based Trojan Horse to Smuggle Drugs into the Brain Harvard Scientists have tamed one of nature's nastiest pathogens by turning part of the rabies virus into a powerful therapeutic tool. Manju Swamy and his team borrowed the surface... 24th Jun 2007	Radiation-hungry fungi feed astronauts of the future Inspired by findings from Chernobyl, biologists have discovered that some fungi can grow using radiation instead of light, this may make them ideal for growing in space for astrona... 10th Jun 2007
What’s the matter? Physicists at the University of Pittsburgh have created a new form of matter, which they published in the journal Science this week. Unfortunately it’s not a form of chocolat... 20th May 2007	Diamonds Used to Probe Fundamentals of the Universe One of the major ways of finding out about the universe is to smash particles together and look at what particles leave the collision. To do this amongst other things, such a... 6th May 2007
Can You Do Better Than NASA? Ever thought you could do a better job than NASA? Well Peter Homer from Maine, in the US, did and he scooped a two-hundred-thousand dollar prize for his efforts. ... 6th May 2007	NASA’s flying telescope The atmosphere causes huge problems for astronomers; it blocks out certain types of light such as UV and x-rays, but turbulence in the air also bends an distorts images. This... 6th May 2007
New planet discovered In the constellation Libra, 20.5 light years away there is a star we call Gliese 581. This is a small rather dim star which astronomers have been studying for several years, and ha... 29th Apr 2007	Protein for plant “petrol” As it looks like we’ll be running out of oil in the not-too-distant future, scientists have been hunting for an alternative to fossil fuels for use in cars and other vehicles. ... 29th Apr 2007

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