Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmic dark ages brought to light Low-budget radio antenna offers window on first structures in the universe Read article: Cosmic dark ages brought to light
Nuclear physics Research update Quark–gluon mania returns to CERN LHC ends 2010 run on a high, but understanding its latest data is only beginning Read article: Quark–gluon mania returns to CERN
Cosmology Opinion and reviews Not just a pretty face George Musser unravels the mysteries of Calabi–Yau spaces Read article: Not just a pretty face
Cosmology Opinion and reviews Inside Penrose’s universe Julian Barbour thinks the ideas in Roger Penrose's new book are "implausible" Read article: Inside Penrose’s universe
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews A glimpse of the future Cormac O'Raifeartaigh reviews a new book considering the future of everything Read article: A glimpse of the future
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galaxies pin down dark energy Observations support idea that vacuum is pulling universe apart Read article: Galaxies pin down dark energy
Telescopes and space missions Research update Penrose claims to have glimpsed universe before Big Bang University of Oxford theorist points to evidence in cosmic microwave background Read article: Penrose claims to have glimpsed universe before Big Bang
Particles and interactions Research update LHC now fully fledged heavy metal collider First collisions between lead ions just four days after the protons stopped Read article: LHC now fully fledged heavy metal collider
Cosmology Research update LHC gears up to create mini big bangs The ALICE experiment should have its lead collisions by the weekend Read article: LHC gears up to create mini big bangs
Telescopes and space missions Research update Do giant spiral galaxies thwart clusters of young stars? Simple physics could explain long-standing paradox Read article: Do giant spiral galaxies thwart clusters of young stars?