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Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Press Releases

UK samples set for a taste of space
(Tuesday, September 11, 2007)
New feature in Google Earth enables users to explore space from their computer by opening important astronomy archives
(Wednesday, August 22, 2007)
Paving the way to test Einstein with LISA Pathfinder
(Tuesday, June 19, 2007)
Increased Funding for UK's Largest Scientific Computing Grid, GridPP
(Wednesday, March 28, 2007)
New form of matter-antimatter transformation observed for first time
(Tuesday, March 13, 2007)
Where is Beagle 2? The search continues
(Monday, February 19, 2007)
Introducing the 'coolest' spacecraft in the universe - UK involvement in ESA's Planck mission
(Friday, February 9, 2007)
Exploiting space with low-cost satellites
(Friday, January 26, 2007)
VISTA Camera takes to the air
(Wednesday, January 17, 2007)
Europe forges long-term strategy for Space Exploration
(Thursday, January 11, 2007)
COROT space mission ready to search out new planets and map the
(Wednesday, December 27, 2006)
Astronomers using the H.E.S.S. telescopes have discovered the first ever gamma ray clock
(Monday, November 27, 2006)
Smart-1: Smackdown in the Lake of Excellence
(Thursday, August 24, 2006)
CCLRC and PPARC Welcome Government Announcement on Next Steps
(Tuesday, July 25, 2006)
Our Sun's fiery outbursts - seen in 3D STEREO Prepares for Launch!
(Monday, July 17, 2006)
Media Invite: Our Sun's fiery outbursts - seen in 3D STEREO Pre-launch Press Briefing
(Saturday, July 15, 2006)
GEO600 starts continuous search for Gravitational Waves
(Wednesday, June 28, 2006)
How long is a day on Saturn?
(Thursday, May 4, 2006)
World's Largest Telescope
(Wednesday, January 25, 2006)
New evidence for a Dark Matter Galaxy
(Monday, January 16, 2006)
Near Earth Objects - what lies ahead?
(Friday, December 2, 2005)
NASA Cassini reveals more about Saturn's F ring
(Wednesday, October 26, 2005)
'Through the looking glass' -- the Universe at your computer
(Friday, September 30, 2005)
Cassini reveals new details about Saturn's rings
(Wednesday, September 7, 2005)
Voracious black holes hide their appetite in dusty galaxies
(Friday, August 5, 2005)
Mystery compact object producing high energy radiation
(Friday, July 8, 2005)
European Astronomers set sights on Earth-like planets and the first starlight
(Thursday, July 7, 2005)
Unveiling the high energy Milky Way reveals 'dark accelerators'
(Thursday, March 24, 2005)
Aurora: Mars mission options. Press briefing in London
(Wednesday, March 23, 2005)
Jupiter: A cloudy mirror for the Sun?
(Monday, March 7, 2005)
UK scientists get a "whiff" of Titan's surface
(Friday, January 21, 2005)
Dusting for Clues: Gemini Discovers Evidence for Recent Planet-Forming Collisions around Nearby Star
(Thursday, January 13, 2005)
PPARC Huygens Release Events
(Thursday, December 2, 2004)
Crunch, Squelch or Splash? Milestones and Media Arrangements for the separation, descent and landing of the Huygens Probe on Titan
(Friday, November 26, 2004)
Crunch, squelch or splash? Titan still offers all possibilities for the Huygens probe landing
(Thursday, November 4, 2004)
Possible origin of cosmic rays revealed with gamma rays
(Wednesday, November 3, 2004)
Titan -- Up Close and Personal -- UK scientists comment on flyby
(Thursday, October 28, 2004)
Titan - Up Close and Personal UK scientists comment on flyby
(Wednesday, October 27, 2004)
Media Information Note: Cassini-Huygens prepares for closest approach to Titan
(Thursday, October 21, 2004)
UK astronomers Scan the Skies for Threat from Space
(Wednesday, October 13, 2004)
Radio astronomers remove the blindfold
(Friday, October 8, 2004)
Lord Sainsbury announces UK commitment to next phase of Europe's Aurora space plan
(Monday, October 4, 2004)
UK joins next stage of European Preparatory Space Exploration Programme - Aurora
(Monday, October 4, 2004)
UK Decision on ESA's Aurora Programme
(Wednesday, September 29, 2004)
50 years of CERN: A celebratory review of the past, present and future of Europe's Particle Physics Laboratory
(Saturday, September 25, 2004)
High Energy Mystery lurks at the Galactic Centre
(Wednesday, September 22, 2004)
"I, RoboNet" - intelligent telescopes survey the violent skies
(Tuesday, September 14, 2004)
The Sun's X-file under the Spotlight
(Thursday, September 2, 2004)
The Grid becomes a reality
(Wednesday, September 1, 2004)
Beagle 2 Mission Report and Lessons Learned Released
(Tuesday, August 24, 2004)
Dramatic difference discovered in behaviour of matter and antimatter
(Monday, August 2, 2004)
Aurora - to join or not to join
(Wednesday, July 21, 2004)
Spitzer Space Telescope Pinpoints Elusive but Violent Starbursts
(Tuesday, July 20, 2004)
Astronomers Reveal Extinct Extraterrestrial Fusion Reactor
(Monday, June 28, 2004)
Countdown to Saturn Orbit Insertion - Event timings and UK contacts
(Monday, June 28, 2004)
Quasars: Cosmic powerhouses dwelling in humble homes
(Wednesday, May 26, 2004)
SuperWASP begins the search for thousands of new planets
(Thursday, April 15, 2004)
School kids get their own research-class telescopes
(Tuesday, March 16, 2004)
Particle Physicists Look to the Future
(Friday, March 5, 2004)
Disappointment in Beagle 2 Search
(Monday, January 26, 2004)
Dazzling Halos illuminate our dusty Galaxy
(Monday, January 26, 2004)
Media information note - First results from Mars express
(Wednesday, January 21, 2004)
Faintest spectra ever raise glaring question: Why do galaxies in the young universe appear so mature?
(Monday, January 5, 2004)
Communication Strategy of the Beagle 2 "Think Tank"
(Tuesday, December 30, 2003)
Jodrell Bank fails to find Beagle again
(Tuesday, December 30, 2003)
Mars exploration and the search for life is a priority says UK science minister
(Monday, December 29, 2003)
Scientists Await First Call From Beagle
(Thursday, December 25, 2003)
World's biggest 'virtual supercomputer' given the go-ahead
(Tuesday, December 16, 2003)
UK scientists all set for New Year encounter with a comet
(Tuesday, December 16, 2003)
Launching PPARC's Five Year Strategy Programme
(Tuesday, December 2, 2003)
New evidence for Solar-like planetary system around nearby star
(Monday, December 1, 2003)
Astronomers to Coldly Go Where No-one Has Gone Before
(Monday, September 29, 2003)
SMART-1: Europe Goes to the Moon; Launch set for Sunday Morning
(Thursday, September 25, 2003)
Distant Star Bursts provide key to the origin of Galaxies
(Thursday, September 18, 2003)
Jupiter will vaporize spacecraft
(Wednesday, September 17, 2003)
Distant Star Bursts provide key to the origin of Galaxies
(Wednesday, September 17, 2003)
Opening up the dark side of the universe
(Friday, September 12, 2003)
Distant galaxies shed light on the�reionisation of the universe, but raise further questions
(Thursday, August 21, 2003)
MINOS detector ready to take first data
(Saturday, August 16, 2003)
World's largest robotic telescope ready for action!
(Monday, August 4, 2003)
Astronomers find 'home from home' - 90 light years away!
(Thursday, July 3, 2003)
WASP Prepares to Search for a Thousand New Planets
(Thursday, May 29, 2003)
The search for the missing mass of the Universe
(Wednesday, April 30, 2003)
Media Invitation: The Science of Mars Express and Beagle 2
(Friday, April 4, 2003)
Violent truth behind Sun's 'Gentle Giants' uncovered
(Monday, February 10, 2003)
Rosetta launch postponed
(Wednesday, January 15, 2003)
Revised Venue UK Rosetta Media briefing
(Friday, January 10, 2003)
UK Science Budget 2003-04 to 2005-06
(Monday, December 9, 2002)
Dark Edge of Sunspots Reveal Magnetic Melee
(Thursday, December 5, 2002)
Glasgow astronomers explain hot star disks
(Friday, November 1, 2002)
Prime Minister Tony Blair Opens New Centre for Physics Research
(Friday, October 18, 2002)
Astronomers Discover the Wake of a Planet Around a Nearby Star
(Thursday, October 10, 2002)
Astronomers Put Quasars in Their Place
(Thursday, October 3, 2002)
100th Extra-solar planet gives clues to origins of planets
(Tuesday, September 17, 2002)
The Sun's Twisted Mysteries
(Friday, August 30, 2002)
Biggest ever Gamma Ray search starts in Namibia
(Wednesday, August 28, 2002)
UK joins the European Southern Observatory
(Wednesday, June 26, 2002)
UK Scientists Help to Discover Solar System's Planetary Cousins
(Thursday, June 13, 2002)
Scientists Recreate Martian Environment
(Sunday, June 2, 2002)
From Physics to Physicians
(Wednesday, May 22, 2002)
Cannibalistic Stars hold clue to Big Bang
(Sunday, May 12, 2002)
e-Science, fundamental physics and the GRID
(Thursday, April 25, 2002)
Chameleon particles from the Sun
(Monday, April 22, 2002)
Violent galaxy seen in 3-D
(Thursday, March 21, 2002)
Unique gathering of spacecraft yields new views, clues on Jupiter's Magnetosphere
(Wednesday, February 27, 2002)
Astronomers See Double: the Gemini South Telescope
(Friday, January 18, 2002)
A team of Scottish and French astronomers have discovered a festive star that does the twist.
(Monday, December 10, 2001)
UK astronomers reach for the stars
(Thursday, December 6, 2001)
Gemini Observatory Captures "Perfection" With Image From New High-Tech Instrument
(Tuesday, October 2, 2001)
Smart Optics: From Giant Telescopes to Bionic Eyes
(Monday, August 20, 2001)
Gemini Spies Strong Stellar Gusts In Nearby Massive Star
(Tuesday, July 24, 2001)
Nature's Subtle Secret - New Difference Between Matter And Antimatter
(Monday, July 9, 2001)
Joining the 'Big Bang' together
(Wednesday, March 14, 2001)
Earth's cosmic battle zone exposed - European spacecraft sheds new light on near-earth space
(Friday, February 16, 2001)
A new map of the centre of our own galaxy, The Milky Way, is the biggest, most detailed, and most sensitive yet made
(Tuesday, December 19, 2000)
Frontiers open up for UK physicists and astronomers
(Wednesday, November 22, 2000)
Cluster - a European mission to study space weather
(Thursday, June 29, 2000)
Press Briefing Invitation - Cluster - Europe's mission to study space weather
(Tuesday, June 13, 2000)
PPARC town meeting on ESA cornerstone missions
(Thursday, May 18, 2000)
Giant magnetic bubble discovered in nearby galaxy
(Tuesday, April 18, 2000)