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1st March 2020
Freeman Dyson, 1923–2020
Freeman Dyson, one of the 20th century's greatest theoretical physicists, died this week aged 96. He is known for popularising the Dyson Sphere – a hypothetical megastructure that could surround an entire star.
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20th February 2020
Major expansion of SETI observations
The SETI Institute and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have announced a collaboration to bring a state-of-the-art search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) instrument to the Very Large Array (VLA) for the first time.
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18th February 2020
Radiation shielding made 30% lighter
Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for shielding electronics in military and space exploration technology from ionising radiation. The new approach allows cheaper, more effective, lightweight materials.
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16th February 2020
12% budget increase for NASA
This week, the White House unveiled its NASA budget proposal for 2021, which requests $25.2 billion in funding, a 12% increase from the previous year.
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18th December 2019
CHEOPS: Exoplanet mission blasts off
The CHEOPS telescope, a mission to study the formation of exoplanets and determine their precise radius, likely density and internal structure, was successfully launched today.
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9th October 2019
20 new moons of Saturn
Astronomers report the discovery of 20 new natural satellites of Saturn, taking the planet's total known number to 82, surpassing Jupiter.
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14th September 2019
A second interstellar object?
Astronomers at the Minor Planet Center report the detection of comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), which is likely a second interstellar object, following the earlier discovery of 'Oumuamua.
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