Telescopes and space missions Research update Planck reveals ‘almost perfect’ universe Space mission releases first cosmology results Read article: Planck reveals ‘almost perfect’ universe
Structure and dynamics Research update Micro black holes could form at lower-than-expected energies Colliding particles act like gravitational lenses and focus energy to form a single black hole Read article: Micro black holes could form at lower-than-expected energies
Telescopes and space missions Research update Black hole found spinning near the relativistic limit Astronomers make best measurement yet of black-hole rotation Read article: Black hole found spinning near the relativistic limit
Stars and solar physics Research update Extremely bright supernovae may break the Chandrasekhar limit High magnetic fields could let white dwarfs get bigger before exploding Read article: Extremely bright supernovae may break the Chandrasekhar limit
Telescopes and space missions Research update Star seen whizzing around supermassive black hole Discovery could provide test of general relativity Read article: Star seen whizzing around supermassive black hole
Gravity Research update Dark-matter alternative tackles elliptical galaxies MOND succeeds in describing galactic mergers Read article: Dark-matter alternative tackles elliptical galaxies
Telescopes and space missions Research update Origins of galactic jet seen for the first time Spinning black hole could put general relativity to the test Read article: Origins of galactic jet seen for the first time
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pulsar timekeepers measure up to atomic clocks Stellar timescale could be useful on Earth Read article: Pulsar timekeepers measure up to atomic clocks
Cosmology Video What is a black hole? Andy Young explains why not even light can escape from black holes Read article: What is a black hole?
Gravity Research update Galaxy cluster motion seen for the first time Method could also be used to measure cosmological distances Read article: Galaxy cluster motion seen for the first time