Telescopes and space missions Research update Quirky particles could explain universe’s missing mass New model of dark matter holds no place for WIMPs Read article: Quirky particles could explain universe’s missing mass
Telescopes and space missions Research update Supermassive black holes reveal a surprising clue Correlation to globular clusters came 'out of thin air' Read article: Supermassive black holes reveal a surprising clue
Telescopes and space missions Research update Herschel sheds light on star and galaxy formation Images from European space telescope reveal billowing clouds and distant galaxies Read article: Herschel sheds light on star and galaxy formation
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Physics at the end of the Earth Margaret Harris goes on the ultimate physics-adventure Read article: Physics at the end of the Earth
Telescopes and space missions Research update Fermi pins down a colossal accelerator Blazar light is created light-years away from supermassive black hole Read article: Fermi pins down a colossal accelerator
Philosophy, sociology and religion Feature Law and the end of the world Edwin Cartlidge examines the case of a US lawyer who believes that the courts must step in if required to halt experiments like the Large Hadron Collider Read article: Law and the end of the world
Stars and solar physics Research update Supernovae put dark matter in the right place Simulation reconciles cold dark matter and galaxy formation Read article: Supernovae put dark matter in the right place
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pulsar bursts move ‘faster than light’ Anomalous dispersion seen for the first time in space Read article: Pulsar bursts move ‘faster than light’
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Priority battles A dozen years after it was found, the priority dispute over who discovered dark energy lingers on, says Robert P Crease Read article: Priority battles
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Web life: Galaxy Zoo Mergers Galaxy Zoo 2 – the latest incarnation of the mass-participation galaxy hunt Read article: Web life: Galaxy Zoo Mergers