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Rosette Nebula

August 20, 2015
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Measuring 50 light years in diameter, the large, round Rosette Nebula is found on the edge of a molecular cloud in the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Focal Point, Physics
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Orion Nebula

August 18, 2015
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One of the most well-known astronomical objects in our universe is the Orion Nebula and this image depicts the wider region of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex that is home...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Focal Point, Physics
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Should Tom have defecated near Jerry?

August 17, 2015
Insight
A small brown mouse peers tentatively from its nest. As it emerges – confidence growing – a creak in the wooden floor beneath its paws betrays its presence.
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Comment And Analysis
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Aurora Panorama

August 13, 2015
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The vivid green Northern Lights dance above Lyngenfjord, the longest fjord in Troms county in Norway, tracing out the shape of the Earth's magnetic field above the waters.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Focal Point, Physics
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Here we look at some public outreach stats

August 12, 2015
Insight
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Comment And Analysis
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How to write a paper (part 1)

August 10, 2015
Insight
Hangers-on, the evil axis and ‘Chekhov’s gun’ – here Dr Matthew Partridge gives us some vital tips in Part 1 of…
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Comment And Analysis
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Sea slug

August 7, 2015
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A recent expedition to the Philippines revealed more than 100 marine species new to science.
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Focal Point
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Hunting whistlers in the bush

August 5, 2015
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Deep in the Australian Outback, testbed studies for the Square Kilometer Array have made it possible to survey plasma structures, one of the four fundamental states of matter, in the...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Interviews, Physics
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Thor’s Helmet

August 4, 2015
Insight
The distinctive shape of the nebula NGC 2359 has led to it also being known as Thor's Helmet, resembling the headgear of the Norse God (and Marvel superhero).
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Focal Point, Physics
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The world’s largest salt flat

August 3, 2015
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Luminous purple sky mirrored in the thin sheet of water across the world's largest salt flat in Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.
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Focal Point
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Cut out the media middle-man

August 2, 2015
Insight
The lament of scientists to be given fair air time and column inches in the popular media is a long and sombre one. Moreover, it is a battle for accuracy...
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Comment And Analysis
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Lagoon Nebula

July 30, 2015
Insight
The stellar nursery of the Lagoon Nebula lies in the constellation of Sagittarius is situated some 5,000 light years away.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Focal Point, Physics
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