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Chemistry World November 15, 2011 Kate McAlpine	Shedding light on ultracold reactions in space Two teams of researchers in the US and Europe have shown that light can play a bigger role than expected in the nascent field of ultracold atom-ion interactions.
Chemistry World November 10, 2011 Simon Hadlington	All eyes turn towards asteroid for fly-by Asteroid 2005 YU55 passed within 325,000 km of the Earth, closer than the Moon, giving scientists an unprecedented opportunity to study the 400m wide lump of rock, which was traveling at more than 46,000 km per hour.
Chemistry World October 26, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Complex organic matter may have been found beyond the Solar System Scientists in Hong Kong believe they have found traces of organic compounds deep in interstellar space that have similar structures to coal and oil.
National Defense November 2011 Dan Parsons	Solar Storms Could Plunge Nation into Darkness Researchers are racing to understand the effects its energy might have on the U.S power grids in hopes that potential cataclysm can be avoided.
Chemistry World September 30, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Messenger Sheds Light on Mercury's Formation NASA's Messenger spacecraft is bringing new understanding to the question of how Mercury formed. The new information looks set to rewrite theories about the birth of the solar system's smallest planet.
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011	Cost in Space NASA is encouraging U.S. companies to create vessels capable of transporting cargo on the 'final frontier.'
Chemistry World August 25, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Meteorites Are a Chip Off the Old Asteroid Block New findings confirm that the most common type of meteorite found on Earth derive from so-called stony or S-type asteroids.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Amber Dance	The Night Sky In his free time, biologist Fred Eiserling photographed faraway galaxies and nebulae measuring light-years across -- a hobby he continues to pursue today.
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Mason Peck	Exploring Space with Chip-sized Satellites The future of space exploration will include swarms of tiny spacecraft.
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Willie D. Jones	A Fusion Thruster for Space Travel Clean, highly energetic reaction delivers a lot of drive from a drop of fuel.
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