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• Exeter

  Exeter scientist in new planet discovery

  Space

  The European team running the CoRoT space mission has found a new planet orbiting a star slightly larger than the Sun.

• Compact galaxies in early Universe pack a big punch

  Space

  Using the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer onboard of the Hubble NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have made observations of young, surprisingly compact galaxies, each only 5,000 light-years across ...
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  United Kingdom

  Superkick: Black hole expelled from its parent galaxy

  Space

  Gravitational rocket propelled the monster at a speed of thousands of kilometres per second
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  GALAXIES GONE WILD!

  Space

  Astronomy textbooks typically present galaxies as staid, solitary, and majestic island worlds of glittering stars.
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  Black hole sheds light on a galaxy

  Space

  Light echo of a high-energy flash from a black hole first observed in detail

• New York

  World's Most Spectacular Meteorite for Sale at Bonhams

  Space

  Containing spectacular olivine crystals - which are sometimes referred to as "gemstones from outer space" - the main mass of the peerless Fukang meteorite will be offered by international fine art auctioneers Bonhams on April 30, 2008 in New York.
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  Exploding star in NGC 2397

  Space

  The latest image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a sharp view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2397. This image also shows a rare Hubble view of the early stages of a supernova — SN 2006bc, discovered in March 2006.

• ACTION REPLAY OF POWERFUL STELLAR EXPLOSION

  Space

  Astronomers have made the best ever determination of the power of a supernova explosion that was visible from Earth long ago.

• United Kingdom

  BRITISH CHILDREN NO LONGER HAVE 'STARS IN THEIR EYES'

  Toys : Space

  Despite February's Lunar Eclipse and the UK historically being a maritime nation, it seems that British kids' celebrity star knowledge is eclipsing their ability to spot some of the major stars and planets in the night's sky.

• 2008 National Dark-Sky Week Celebration

  Space

  Observance of the sixth annual National Dark-Sky Week will take place March 29 through April 4.

• UA Mirror Lab to Cast Two Mirrors in One for the LSST

  Space

  The University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory is about to cast a new kind of giant optic for a unique wide-field survey telescope, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.

• Spitzer Finds Organics and Water Where New Planets May Grow

  Space

  Researchers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered large amounts of simple organic gases and water vapor in a possible planet-forming region around an infant star, along with evidence that these molecules were created there.

• Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar

  Space

  Using two ESA spacecraft, planetary scientists are watching the atmospheres of Mars and Venus being stripped away into space.

• NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars

  Space

  A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole.

• Exeter

  £1 million machine helps Exeter scientists reach for the stars

  Astronomy : Super Computing

  University of Exeter scientists studying the origins of the stars have had a massive boost to their research, thanks to the purchase of a supercomputer.

• AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY ANNOUNCES AWARDS

  Astronomy

  The American Astronomical Society (AAS) announces its 2008 awards to astronomers in the USA, Canada, and Europe, as well as two 2007 awards.