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• Carbon BuckyBalls in a Solution of Liquid Ammonia
  Using neutron scattering at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, near Oxford, Dr Chris Howard and Prof. Neal Skipper (UCL) obtained the first understanding of how C60 dissolves, by creating around itself a very strong spherical shell of solvent molecules.. View full-size photo here.
• ULO captures the eruption of a new supernova Messier 51
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• Herschel Detects a Massive Dust Reservoir in Supernova 1987A
  ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory is helping unravel the mystery of the origin of cosmic dust. Thanks to the resolution and sensitivity of Herschel, astronomers have been able to detect cosmic dust from a supernova, adding weight to the theory that these cosmic fireworks are responsible for its creation. To read the full press release see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/phys/news/physics-news-publications/mb_07_11. View full-size photo here.
• The Microwave Sky as Mapped by the Planck Satellite
  This is the first full-sky image from Europe's Planck telescope. Launched into space in May 2009, the telescope will survey the "oldest light" in the cosmos. Image courtesy of: ESA/ LFI & HFI Consortia. View full-size photo here.
• Cavity Cooling of Cesium Atoms
  Portion of the experimental set-up at UCL required for the laser cooling of atoms inside an optical resonator. Photograph taken by UCL Media Services. View full-size photo here.
• Observations of high energy neutrinos
  The ANITA balloon experiment is seeking to detect the radio signal from the interaction of ultra high energy cosmic ray neutrinos with the ice of Antarctica. The UCL High Energy Physics group is the only UK institute in the ANITA collaboration. Photograph by Mike Smith (Columbia Scientific Ballooning Facility). Photograph by Mike Smith (Columbia Scientific Ballooning Facility).. View full-size photo here.

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