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Mercury’s Heart of Iron

Mercury’s huge iron core and violent origin have generated new interest in a planet once thought dull.

William Herschel: Pioneer of the Stars

With the biggest scopes in the eighteenth century, amateur astronomer William Herschel opened up the stellar universe.

A New ‘Yardstick’ for the Universe

Understanding a cosmic illusion could lead to a new understanding of the fate of the universe.

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