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Three planets are now putting on a show as prominent evening luminaries.

Volcanic activity has played a central role in forging the surface of Mercury, say scientists.

AFP - scientists with the US Phoenix lander will make their first analysis of Martian ice fragments in coming days but it could be the last done in one of the probe's small ovens, NASA said on its website Friday.

(University of Melbourne) Australia has joined SCOAP3, an international consortium that aims to provide free access to major particle physics journals world-wide.Six of the Group of Eight universities in Australia have agreed to participate in the consortium: Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Western Australia, New South Wales and the Australian National university.The Australian partnership will be coordinated by the university of Melbourne.