Telescopes and space missions Research update Exoplanet hunting brought down to Earth Infrared correction technique reveals methane in exoplanet's atmosphere Read article: Exoplanet hunting brought down to Earth
Stars and solar physics Research update Sun’s appetite for dark matter may affect Earth’s orbit Will the Earth–Sun distance halve in several billion years? Read article: Sun’s appetite for dark matter may affect Earth’s orbit
Planetary science News Legendary oceanographer scoops Crafoord prize Tide master Walter Munks awarded $550,000 for seminal geophysics research Read article: Legendary oceanographer scoops Crafoord prize
Telescopes and space missions Research update Exoplanet’s atmosphere is laid bare Astronomers measure spectrum of exoplanet directly for the first time Read article: Exoplanet’s atmosphere is laid bare
Planetary science Research update Ancient Mars wetter than we thought Researchers identify water channels on Mars resembling Siberian landscapes Read article: Ancient Mars wetter than we thought
Telescopes and space missions Research update Kepler unveils its first five exoplanets Mission on track to find distant Earth Read article: Kepler unveils its first five exoplanets
Telescopes and space missions Research update Is exoplanet a ‘waterworld’? Giant ball of liquid could have a rocky core Read article: Is exoplanet a ‘waterworld’?
Telescopes and space missions Feature Pakistani astronomers shine a light on the skies Saadat A Siddiqi and Muhammad Sabieh Anwar describe how a series of astronomy events in Pakistan over the past year could help to boost the public's interest... Read article: Pakistani astronomers shine a light on the skies
Planetary science Research update Earth’s response to CO₂ underestimated Ice sheets and other slow systems could intensify long-term warming Read article: Earth’s response to CO₂ underestimated
Stars and solar physics Opinion and reviews The trials of Galileo Owen Gingerich recounts Galileo's famous court hearings of 1632 Read article: The trials of Galileo