Gravity Research update Did the early universe have “texture”? Cold spot could shed light on unification
Gravity Opinion and reviews Gravitation Robert P Crease explains how Newton's law of gravitation also influenced human nature Read article: Gravitation
Telescopes and space missions Research update Selene blasts off for the Moon Japan’s spacecraft will look into the moon’s origin and evolution Read article: Selene blasts off for the Moon
Particles and interactions Feature Stringscape A grand journey through string theory Read article: Stringscape
Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews A testing time for strings String theorists must make clear their links with experiment Read article: A testing time for strings
Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews String theory under scrutiny Nancy Cartwright and Roman Frigg ask if falsifiability is a true judge of string theory Read article: String theory under scrutiny
Planetary science Research update Modified gravity fails at long distances Only short-range modifications to Newton’s law fit planetary orbit data
Gravity Research update ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists Localized “core” of dark matter is unusual in a galaxy cluster merger Read article: ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists
Quantum mechanics Research update “Cosmic forgetfulness” shrouds time before the Big Bang If there was a universe before the Big Bang, we may not be able to see all of it
Particles and interactions Research update Two relativity tests are better than one Lorentz invariance disentangled in Europe and Australia Read article: Two relativity tests are better than one