Stars and solar physics Research update Does dark matter trigger strange stars? Balls of free quarks in space may be initiated by dark matter Read article: Does dark matter trigger strange stars?
Stars and solar physics Research update Searching the Sun for dark matter Solar neutrinos could provide clear signal of dark matter captured by our star Read article: Searching the Sun for dark matter
Particles and interactions Research update Changes spotted in fundamental constant Quasars suggest fine-structure constant differed billions of years ago at opposite ends of universe Read article: Changes spotted in fundamental constant
Stars and solar physics Research update Supermassive black holes spawned by galactic merger Model explains how these galactic monsters formed in the early universe Read article: Supermassive black holes spawned by galactic merger
Telescopes and space missions News US astronomers unveil 10-year plan Dark energy missions among top priorities Read article: US astronomers unveil 10-year plan
Telescopes and space missions Research update Speedy star points to more massive Milky Way Halo star races through our galaxy Read article: Speedy star points to more massive Milky Way
Telescopes and space missions Research update Does dark matter come in two types? Multi-component theory could explain contradictory experiments Read article: Does dark matter come in two types?
Dark matter and energy Video Deep exploits – the quest for dark matter Going 1100 m underground in the quest for the universe's 'missing mass' Read article: Deep exploits – the quest for dark matter
Dark matter and energy Video Going underground – life inside the Boulby lab Discover how the ZEPLIN-III and DRIFT dark-matter experiments work inside Europe's second deepest mine Read article: Going underground – life inside the Boulby lab
Dark matter and energy Feature Dark energy: how the paradigm shifted Lucy Calder and Ofer Lahav shed light on the background to the discovery of dark energy Read article: Dark energy: how the paradigm shifted