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
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