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Concerns raised over Institute of Physics climate submission

Physics World - 9 hours 56 min ago
Institute faces criticism over its evidence to UK parliamentary inquiry on climate change
Categories: Conventional Science

Celestron celebrates its golden anniversary

Astronomy Magazine - 19 hours 39 min ago
As Celestron turns 50 this year, the leading telescope manufacturer remembers its accomplishments and looks forward to the future.
Categories: Astronomy

Solar wind pulses help blow away martian atmosphere

Astronomy Magazine - 19 hours 39 min ago
Scientists found that Mars' atmosphere does not drift away at a steady pace; instead, atmospheric escape occurs in bursts.
Categories: Astronomy

Mysterious cosmic "dark flow" tracked deeper into universe

Astronomy Magazine - 19 hours 39 min ago
The clusters appear to be moving along a line extending from our solar system toward Centaurus/Hydra, but the direction of this motion is less certain.
Categories: Astronomy

Galaxy study backs general relativity

Physics World - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:00
Future is bright for the dark sector
Categories: Conventional Science

Epsilon Aurigae and the Citizen Sky Project

Astronomy Magazine - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:00
The American Association of Variable Star Observers' Citizen Sky project promotes a beginner-oriented program to study Epsilon Aurigae. No special equipment is needed, as observers can readily see Epsilon Aurigae with the unaided eye.
Categories: Astronomy

UK science risks relegation, warns Royal Society

Physics World - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 07:25
"Decades of slow economic decline" predicted unless investment in science increases
Categories: Conventional Science

Earth's magnetic field older than we thought

Physics World - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:55
But it offered little defence against a young, aggressive Sun
Categories: Conventional Science

Lava likely made river-like channel on Mars

Astronomy Magazine - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 00:00
Whether channels on Mars were formed by water or by lava has been debated for years.
Categories: Astronomy

RHIC nets strange antimatter

Physics World - Fri, 03/05/2010 - 08:24
First antihypertriton detected at US lab
Categories: Conventional Science

Superconductors could simulate the brain

Physics World - Fri, 03/05/2010 - 08:11
Josephson junctions would allow rapid simulation of brain functions
Categories: Conventional Science

Phobos flyby success

Astronomy Magazine - Fri, 03/05/2010 - 00:00
Mars Express data collected about this martian moon will tell scientists how much of Phobos' interior is composed of void.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomical Society of the Pacific elects new president

Astronomy Magazine - Fri, 03/05/2010 - 00:00
Professor William Gutsch, Ph.D. was elected president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Categories: Astronomy

UK physicists welcome research council reforms

Physics World - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 08:30
Science minister Lord Drayson announces changes to the Science and Technology Facilities Council
Categories: Conventional Science

Avalanche photodetector breaks speed record

Physics World - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 07:29
New design could lead to optical computers
Categories: Conventional Science

How black holes may shape galaxies

Astronomy Magazine - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 00:00
This discovery indicates that "average" supermassive black holes may play an important role in the evolution of the galaxies in which they reside.
Categories: Astronomy

An island of stars in the making on the outskirts of Orion

Astronomy Magazine - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 00:00
NGC 1788 is a subtle, hidden treasure just a few degrees away from the bright stars in Orion's belt.
Categories: Astronomy

Hydrocarbon superconductor is a first

Physics World - Wed, 03/03/2010 - 10:00
Critical temperature of 18K is reached
Categories: Conventional Science

Old star is "missing link" in galactic evolution

Astronomy Magazine - Wed, 03/03/2010 - 00:00
This newly discovered star supports theories that our galaxy grew by absorbing dwarf galaxies and other galactic building blocks.
Categories: Astronomy

Martian grains keep on bouncing

Physics World - Tue, 03/02/2010 - 08:14
'Hysteresis' keeps sand moving on Mars
Categories: Conventional Science
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