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Between a rock and an interface
Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what makes a good user interface

Telescope detects odd-ball object
The European planet-hunter Corot has spotted an object orbiting a star that is quite unlike anything seen before.

X-ray pulse seen in biggest holes
Scientists find what they say is a missing link between the behaviour of the smallest and biggest black holes

Black holes 'dodge middle ground'
For black holes, there appears to be very little room for mediocrity, astronomers have found.

In video: Nasa's 50 years in space
The US space agency's five decades in space have given the world many memorable moving images.

Telescope in hunt for supernovas
Scotland's newest space observatory is being suggested as a recruit to the search for collapsing stars.

'Non-planet' Pluto gets new class
Astronomy's official naming organisation says objects like the former ninth planet should be known as & #34;plutoids & #34;

Tiniest extrasolar planet found
Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet which orbits a & #34;normal & #34; star.

Record spin for newfound asteroid
The fastest spinning natural object in the Solar System is discovered by a British amateur astronomer.

Night sky inspires garden vision
A gardener inspired by the long-running Sky At Night TV series looks to the heavens for inspiration.

Science cuts: Funding chief has his say
BBC interviews the UK's astronomy and physics funding chief, Keith Mason, about cuts to the research council's science portfolio.

An astronomer's view of funding cuts
BBC News talks to Dr Paul Crowther about funding cuts that have thrown physics and astronomy into turmoil.

'Black hole' in UK science funding
Newsnight's Susan Watts speaks to scientists who claim a funding shortfall is threatening research in the UK.

The 'big daddy' of space robots
The latest shuttle mission is delivering Dextre, a remarkable new robot, to the space station.

Deadline looms for science cuts
Scientists are given three weeks to make the case for a number of projects at risk of being cut from the UK's science portfolio.

Creating a 'phone-book for ET'
The BBC's Horizon team joins the planet hunters who believe that other Earth-like planets will be found.

Atlantis ends its Columbus voyage
The Atlantis orbiter touches down on Earth after a 13-day mission to cement Europe's position on the space station.

First stars 'may have been dark'
The first stars in the Universe may have been powered by dark matter, according to a new theory.

Planet-hunters set for big bounty
Earth-like planets with conditions suitable for life may be more common in our galaxy than previously thought, a study finds.

Milky Way 'ancestors' discovered
Astronomers have found ancient galaxies that appear to be the building blocks of our own Milky Way.