Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews Blog life: Cosmic Variance Part two of our new blog column Read article: Blog life: Cosmic Variance
Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews Stringing physics along The problem with string theory Read article: Stringing physics along
Stars and solar physics Research update Stars meet a darker death Supernovae not seen after long gamma-ray bursts Read article: Stars meet a darker death
Dark matter and energy Research update Dark energy dates back nine billion years Ancient supernovae cast light on our expanding universe Read article: Dark energy dates back nine billion years
Stars and solar physics Research update On the case of the “missing” helium Computer simulation of low-mass stars could explain the shorftall in the measured amount of helium-3 in the cosmos
Cosmology Research update Nobel prize shared for cosmic microwave background studies Mather and Smoot win Nobel Prize in Physics for shedding light on the origins of the Universe
Stars and solar physics Research update Doughnuts cause stars to gain weight Astronomers find new evidence that could explain how massive stars are formed. Read article: Doughnuts cause stars to gain weight
Telescopes and space missions Research update Impossible supernova confounds astronomers Re-evaluation of astronomical distances could be necessary Read article: Impossible supernova confounds astronomers