Telescopes and space missions Research update COBE team wins cosmology prize Astrophysicists honoured for their work on the cosmic microwave background Read article: COBE team wins cosmology prize
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galaxy survey fails to add up Californian astronomers are bewildered by strange anomaly in number of galaxies
Cosmology Opinion and reviews String theory gets knotted Venting anger at string theorists Read article: String theory gets knotted
Cosmology Research update From the present to the past Stephen Hawking unveils radical new approach to understanding the universe
Cosmology Research update Milky Way arms pinned down Astronomers have made the most detailed map ever of our galaxy's overall shape Read article: Milky Way arms pinned down
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnetic fields go to the maximum Theorists calculate highest possible magnetic field
Telescopes and space missions Research update Cyclic universe could explain cosmological constant Theoretical model of the universe could explain why the acceleration of the universe is expanding Read article: Cyclic universe could explain cosmological constant
Cosmology Opinion and reviews Cosmology gets precise A better understanding of the cosmos Read article: Cosmology gets precise
Cosmology Feature WMAP data put cosmic inflation to the test The latest data on the echo of the Big Bang Read article: WMAP data put cosmic inflation to the test
Particles and interactions Research update Fermilab probes matter-antimatter transitions CDF researchers make best ever measurement of matter-antimatter transition rate in B mesons