* Astronomy

New icebreaker for UK polar science

UK science is to get one of the biggest, most capable polar research vessels in the world.
The £200m investment in an icebreaker is to be announced by Chancellor George Osborne in a speech on Friday.
The ship is likely to be 130m long and sport a helipad, cranes, onboard labs, and have the ability to deploy subs and other ocean survey and sampling gear.
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