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Our pick of the latest physics stories from around the world wide web.
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'First Orbit' reveals what Yuri saw
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12/04/2011
Experimental documentary aired in honour of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic flight.
Mystery signal at Fermilab hints at 'technicolour' force
08/04/2011
Fermilab's Tevatron collider has spotted evidence of new particles that might point to a previously unidentified force of nature.
Jodrell Bank to play key part in creating world's largest radio telescope
04/04/2011
Jodrell bank will host the office for the Square Kilometre Array, which will have 10,000 times the survey speed of current telescopes
'Potato Earth' shows us gravity
01/04/2011
The European Space Agency releases an unusual illustration of Planet Earth which describes the variation in gravity across the surface of our world.
How to fight fire with electricity
30/03/2011
Forget the hose... firefighters of the future may be putting out fires with a wave of an electric wand.
Drillers propose deep-Earth quest
24/03/2011
This spring, scientists will try to retrieve the deepest types of rock ever extracted from beneath the seabed.
Messenger probe set to orbit Mercury
17/03/2011
Nasa's Messenger spacecraft is primed and ready to enter into orbit around Mercury - the first probe to do so.
How the quake has moved Japan
14/03/2011
Japan's coastline may have shifted by as much as 4m (13ft) to the east following Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake.
Most powerful optical microscope unveiled
02/03/2011
UK researchers have demonstrated the highest-resolution optical microscope ever - aided by tiny glass beads.
Shuttle Discovery sets out on last voyage
25/02/2011
The US shuttle Discovery has launched from the Kennedy Space Center for the last time.
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