Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers lift the veil on hidden exoplanet Discovery using transit-time variations is a first Read article: Astronomers lift the veil on hidden exoplanet
Gravity Research update Japanese cosmology centre secures long-term future Tokyo institute receives $7.5m endowment from US-based Kavli Foundation Read article: Japanese cosmology centre secures long-term future
History Opinion and reviews Between the lines Books on physics history, alien life and teaching relativity to your dog, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Gravity Research update Early supermassive black holes could grow it alone Simulation shows cold gas boosts growth Read article: Early supermassive black holes could grow it alone
Ultracold matter News Our favourite pictures of 2011 From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2011
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Astronomical sense and nonsense Margaret Harris reviews Hindsight and Popular Astronomy by Alan B Whiting Read article: Astronomical sense and nonsense
Mathematical physics Feature Relativity’s new revolution David Appell explains why rogue black holes could be cannonballing through the universe Read article: Relativity’s new revolution
Telescopes and space missions Research update Sun puts relativity to the test Gravity theories can be examined using solar neutrinos Read article: Sun puts relativity to the test
Stars and solar physics Research update Cubic neutrons might find it hip to be square Sufficiently heavy neutron stars could exert so much pressure that their otherwise spherical neutrons turn into tiny cubes Read article: Cubic neutrons might find it hip to be square
Gravity Research update Information paradox simplified Information escapes black holes without space–time, say physicists Read article: Information paradox simplified