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
Gravity Research update CoGeNT findings support dark-matter halo theory Seasonal variation in detector's signal points to low-mass WIMP Read article: CoGeNT findings support dark-matter halo theory
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews The ghost in the machine Martin Hendry reviews Gravity's Ghost by Harry Collins Read article: The ghost in the machine
Stars and solar physics Research update Researchers unveil the Einstein Telescope The €790m underground observatory will attempt to study the origins of gravitational waves Read article: Researchers unveil the Einstein Telescope
Telescopes and space missions Research update Unbound planets could abound in the universe Micro-lensing reveals gas giants drifting in space Read article: Unbound planets could abound in the universe
Publishing Opinion and reviews Between the lines: multiverse special A trio of books about the idea of the multiverse Read article: Between the lines: multiverse special
Telescopes and space missions News African Astronomical Society debuts in Cape Town Society will promote astronomy as a tool for development Read article: African Astronomical Society debuts in Cape Town
Gravity Opinion and reviews The dark-energy game Robert P Crease reviews The 4% Universe by Richard Panek Read article: The dark-energy game
Planetary science Research update Mapping orbits within black holes Physicist claims that planetary orbits could be sustained within black holes Read article: Mapping orbits within black holes