Telescopes and space missions Research update Binary systems share stardust Rare glimpse of planet formation in binary star system Read article: Binary systems share stardust
Telescopes and space missions Feature Recipes for planet formation Michael R Meyer describes how studies of extrasolar planets are helping us to understand how planetary systems form and evolve Read article: Recipes for planet formation
Telescopes and space missions Research update Chemical signature could help locate Earth-like planets Planet formation could have affected Sun's composition Read article: Chemical signature could help locate Earth-like planets
Telescopes and space missions Research update Satellites find water on the Moon Lunar surface could be wetter than previously thought Read article: Satellites find water on the Moon
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers confirm rocky nature of new exoplanet Discovered last February, the planet CoRoT-7b has been found to have the same density as our Earth Read article: Astronomers confirm rocky nature of new exoplanet
Stars and solar physics Research update Is ‘hot Jupiter’ too close for comfort? Exoplanet perplexes astronomers
Telescopes and space missions Feature Voyager heads for interstellar space Richard Corfield celebrates the 20 year anniversary since NASA's Voyager mission left the solar system and began the second leg of its epic journey — an exploration o... Read article: Voyager heads for interstellar space
Transport properties Research update Cloud watching goes hi-tech New device could reveal cloud structure in unprecedented detail
Planetary science Research update Darwin’s grandson proved right over fishy physics Marine animals responsible for mixing the world’s oceans, claim researchers Read article: Darwin’s grandson proved right over fishy physics
Planetary science Research update Newfound order in the valleys Theory explains why the Earth’s valleys are so evenly spaced Read article: Newfound order in the valleys