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ESPRESSO confirms Earth-sized planet around the nearest star
The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the Uni…
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ESPRESSO confirms Earth-sized planet around the nearest star
The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the Uni…
In Depth
Why we need a science of science
At the launch of a new initiative to understand how research is funded, practiced and evaluated, Professor Richard Jones has been wondering about scientific productivity. How it is defined, and how w…
Comment And Analysis
Singing the praises of odd numbers
Annoy peer reviewers and create an inclusive numerical policy? It’s a win win for Dr Matthew Partridge in his quest to right a numerical wrong…
Interviews
The hidden power of mathematics
As she gets set to tread the boards for the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Dr Hannah Fry talks romantic maths, AI and Rubik's cubes…
Focal Point
Spectacular image of the Rosette Nebula
This spectacular image is of the Rosette Nebula and is in the direction of the constellation Monoceros about 5,000 Light Years away from Earth.
