Bill Bryson bags book prize
Best-selling travel writer scoops leading prize for science books
Read article: Stars may be older than we think
Stars may be older than we think
New measurements of nuclear reactions have implications in astronomy
Accelerating universe will limit technology
Cosmological considerations will place universal limits on computation
When did stars form?
Star formation peaked more recently than previously thought
Prizes reward cosmologists
Alan Guth and Andrei Linde share Gruber cosmology prize, while Templeton prize goes to George Ellis
Read article: Galaxy breaks distance record
Galaxy breaks distance record
Astronomers probe universe when it was just 3% of its present age
Read article: Revealing the secrets of planetary formation
Revealing the secrets of planetary formation
A newly-discovered stellar disk of dust could help explain how planets form
Read article: Is the universe a dodecahedron?
Is the universe a dodecahedron?
Cosmologists might have to rethink their most basic ideas about space
Stars make an early entrance
Evidence of star formation seen in oldest object in the universe
Read article: Rashid Sunyaev wins cosmology prize
Rashid Sunyaev wins cosmology prize
Pioneering astrophysicist is recognized for work on X-ray astronomy and the cosmic background radiation
