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The Esquel pallasite from the Natural History Museum collections, consists of gem-quality crystals of the silicate mineral olivine embedded in a matrix of iron-nickel alloy.

Death of a dynamo – a hard drive from space

21 Jan 2015

Hidden magnetic messages contained within ancient meteorites are providing a unique window into the processes that shaped our solar system, and may...

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Highest-precision measurement of water in planet outside the solar system

24 Jul 2014

The discovery of water vapour in the atmospheres of three exoplanets includes the most precise measurement of any chemical in a planet outside the...

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‘Polluted’ stellar graveyard gives glimpse of our Solar System after Sun’s implosion

09 May 2013

Research indicates the existence of Earth-like planets in dead solar system through latest chemical analysis techniques

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This artist's impression shows a gas-giant exoplanet transiting across the face of its star. Infrared analysis by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

World-renowned astrophysicist to join Cavendish Laboratory

31 Oct 2012

New professor is one of the joint discoverers of a planet orbiting a normal star beyond the Solar System.

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The Alps

Avalanches and life as we know it up for discussion at summer exhibition

03 Jul 2012

The dynamics of an avalanche and the origins of the Universe will be the subjects of two presentations to the public by Cambridge researchers as part...

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John, in front of the 12-metre-diameter antennas at the ALMA Array Operations Site

‘Extreme Sleepover #8’ – unlocking the universe from the Atacama desert

29 Dec 2011

In the eighth of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, we hear about Dr John Richer’s night-time research activities at the ALMA...

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Core values set new date for birth of the Earth

09 Jul 2010

The Earth could be up to 70 million years younger than scientists previously thought, a study has found.

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big bang

Unlocking the secrets of the universe

01 Apr 2008

Cosmic defects and adolescent galaxies – two research projects in Cambridge are bringing us closer to understanding the cosmos.

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