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A simple sugar implicated in the origins of life has been found outside the centre of the galaxy for the first time.
Two studies show the first direct images of planets outside our Solar System, including a three-planet system.
Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France's Corot space telescope.
The search for alien life outside our solar system will be at the forefront of discussions by scientists.
The European planet-hunter Corot has spotted an object orbiting a star that is quite unlike anything seen before.
Scientists working from a laboratory at the bottom of Britain's deepest mine could beat a multibillion-pound Swiss project to crack the mystery of creation.
Striking evidence has been found for the enigmatic "stuff" called dark matter which makes up 23% of the Universe.
For black holes, there appears to be very little room for mediocrity, astronomers have found.
Scientists suggest microbes from Venus could be blown to Earth by powerful winds.
Committed funds secure the future of Jodrell Bank, one of the world's leading radio astronomy centres.
The future of eMerlin, an upgrade to the world-famous Jodrell Bank observatory, is starting to look brighter.
Astronomers have identified a trio of so-called "super-Earths" - rocky planets between two and 10 times the mass of Earth.
England win the Twenty20 international against New Zealand by nine wickets at Old Trafford.
Cardiff University hopes to put Wales on the research map with its new high performance computer.
Scientists in St Andrews discover that dust particles are heavily blocking light from distant galaxies.
Microsoft launches a free tool that allows amateur star-gazers to explore the universe from their computers.
Improvements are approved for the two US installations leading the international quest to detect gravitational waves.
The Royal Society's president says Europe should give up on manned space flight in order to compete.
Queen guitarist Brian May is formally installed as the Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
BBC interviews the UK's astronomy and physics funding chief, Keith Mason, about cuts to the research council's science portfolio.
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