An eye bigger than the Earth - Held together by a cat's cradle of wire, an orbiting radio telescope is set to offer astronomers an unprecedented view of the most distant objects in the Universe, writes Marcus Chown
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An eye bigger than the Earth - Held together by a cat's cradle of wire, an orbiting radio telescope is set to offer astronomers an unprecedented view of the most distant objects in the Universe, writes
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Student books : Blast furnace of creation
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Review : Genius made simple
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Are we killing astronomy? - Street lights, satellites and CFCs are swamping the spectra that are vital to understanding the cosmos. Marcus Chown explores whether anything can be done to keep us in touch with the Universe
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Seeds, soup and the meaning of life
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