Telescopes and space missions Research update Pulsars map the way for space missions Spacecraft could be navigated using X-ray emissions from millisecond pulsars Read article: Pulsars map the way for space missions
Planetary science Research update Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them Results suggest projectile materials may remain on the Moon Read article: Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them
Planetary science Research update Dark lightning sheds light on gamma-ray mystery Aircraft passengers could be at risk of radiation exposure Read article: Dark lightning sheds light on gamma-ray mystery
Planetary science Blog Venus’ vicious vortex revealed Images reveal turbulent atmosphere at our neighbour’s south pole
Planetary science Research update Earth is closer to the edge of Sun’s habitable zone Climate could become a "moist greenhouse" Read article: Earth is closer to the edge of Sun’s habitable zone
Astroparticle physics Research update New radiation ring spotted in Van Allen belt Temporary but long-lived "storage ring" of electrons seen Read article: New radiation ring spotted in Van Allen belt
Telescopes and space missions Feature A fusion of minds Richard Corfield examines the mystery of the astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell's visit to the Soviet Union in 1963 Read article: A fusion of minds
Telescopes and space missions News Fires ravage Siding Spring Observatory Site closed for two weeks until full assessments are made Read article: Fires ravage Siding Spring Observatory
Planetary science Research update Thorium could help alien life emerge Surfeit of radioactivity could warm exoplanets Read article: Thorium could help alien life emerge
Telescopes and space missions News Our favourite pictures of 2012 From bio-engineered jellyfish and levitating drops to lunar landscapes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2012