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Stars and solar physics Research update Solar activity reaches new high Measurements of polar ice reveal Sun's history
Stars and solar physics Research update Where do supernovae come from? The detection of hydrogen near a type 1a supernova could help pin down the origins of these stellar explosions
Stars and solar physics Research update Llewellyn Smith to lead UK fusion programme Former CERN boss has been appointed director of the Culham laboratory
Stars and solar physics Research update Stars make an early entrance Evidence of star formation seen in oldest object in the universe
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