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
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
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