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The Week in Space and Physics: The Great Gamma Ray Burst of 2022
On the brightest gamma ray burst since the dawn of civilization, Japan's future moon walkers, Europe's oft delayed plans for Mars and Peter Higgs
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Search for Dark Energy
On new hints of dark energy, a camera of astronomical proportions, how NASA wants to drive on the Moon and China's latest space missions
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Future of Particle Physics
On charting a future path for particle physics, the secrets of Bennu, our local supermassive black hole and a dream of Enceladus
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Alastair Williams
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March 2024

The Week in Space and Physics: Waiting for a Nova
On a nova about to burst, the strength of the Carrington Flare, Euclid's ice problem and the impending demise of Chandra
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Alastair Williams
The Week in Space and Physics: An Interstellar Meteor?
On claims of an interstellar meteor, a theory to replace dark matter, trouble with Voyager and a giant Martian volcano
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: Ancient Black Holes
On ancient black holes, how to deflect an asteroid, the risk from Apophis and the third flight of Starship
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Alastair Williams
The Week in Space and Physics: The Dwarf Planets
On a new view of the outer dwarf planets, the search for planet X, a star with a scar and the revival of SLIM
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Alastair Williams

February 2024

The Week in Space and Physics: Hunting the Brightest Thing in the Universe
On the brightest quasars, the remnant of SN1987a, the first commercial moon landing and the size of the Kuiper Belt
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Alastair Williams
The Week in Space and Physics: Nukes in Orbit
On nuclear weapons in space, the future of particle colliders, alternative magnetism and another Moon landing
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: An Antarctic Airburst
On airbursts over Antarctica, Mimas' ocean, Bennu and the hottest place in the solar system
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Old Smokers
On new stars in the galaxy's centre, the next great observatory, Apophis and the dark fate of the gas giants.
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Alastair Williams

January 2024

The Week in Space and Physics: Europe's Next Deep Space Explorers
On Europe's future deep space probes, neutron stars and black holes, the end of Ingenuity and the SLIM moon lander
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Alastair Williams
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