Culture, history and society News Our favourite pictures of 2014 From interstellar dust and galactic dirt to cracking oysters and educational doodles Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2014
Transport properties Podcasts Book of the Year 2014 Which book received the highest honours in our list of the year's best popular-physics titles? Read article: Book of the Year 2014
Telescopes and space missions News Comet landing named Physics World 2014 Breakthrough of the Year Rosetta mission tops our list of the 10 key breakthroughs in physics Read article: Comet landing named Physics World 2014 Breakthrough of the Year
Telescopes and space missions Research update Asteroids, not comets, gave Earth most of its water Rosetta scientists find surprisingly high levels of deuterium in comet Read article: Asteroids, not comets, gave Earth most of its water
Telescopes and space missions News Japan launches second asteroid mission Hayabusa 2 to bring back samples from carbon-rich body Read article: Japan launches second asteroid mission
Telescopes and space missions Research update Modelling the magnetic fields of exoplanets Spectral analysis reveals details of stellar winds and planetary atmospheres Read article: Modelling the magnetic fields of exoplanets
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta mission outlines Philae lander’s predicaments Scientists race against time to complete key missions and bring lander out of the shadows Read article: Rosetta mission outlines Philae lander’s predicaments
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta scientists land probe on comet for first time European Space Agency's 'Philae' module touches down safely onto comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko Read article: Rosetta scientists land probe on comet for first time
Telescopes and space missions Research update ‘Spectacular’ image shows planet formation in action New ALMA observation is like a very early snapshot of our solar system Read article: ‘Spectacular’ image shows planet formation in action
Telescopes and space missions Research update Planet-forming stream found in binary star system Flowing gas and dust could feed planet formation in multiple-star systems Read article: Planet-forming stream found in binary star system
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