Telescopes and space missions Research update Thunderclouds accelerate cosmic electrons Physicists explain how gamma rays are generated in clouds Read article: Thunderclouds accelerate cosmic electrons
Planetary science Research update Earth’s magnetic field perturbed by ‘electric oceans’, claims researcher Is Atlantic Ocean circulation responsible for magnetic oddities in Europe? Read article: Earth’s magnetic field perturbed by ‘electric oceans’, claims researcher
Planetary science Research update Moonshine could light the way to extraterrestrial life Signs of life on distant planets could be easier to detect than previously thought Read article: Moonshine could light the way to extraterrestrial life
Planetary science Research update Cosmic rays offer clue to lightning Tracking cosmic rays in a thunderstorm may explain how lightning occurs, say physicists Read article: Cosmic rays offer clue to lightning
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Is there really no place like home? From zero to 350 in less than 14 years — this is the impressive track record of astronomers searching for planets orbiting other suns. In 1995 when two Swiss astronomers discovered that the star... Read article: Is there really no place like home?
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews The power of robotics Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease Read article: The power of robotics
Planetary science Research update New method to seek life-supporting exoplanets Study using Deep Impact probe links shifting colours to water Read article: New method to seek life-supporting exoplanets
Telescopes and space missions Research update Obama nominates new NASA boss Former astronaut Charles Bolden picked for role of administrator Read article: Obama nominates new NASA boss
Renewables Research update Modellers predict doubly bad global warming Business-as-usual will cause temperature rise of 5.2° by 2100, warn MIT scientists
Telescopes and space missions Research update ‘Chorus’ generates mystery space hiss Physicists trace the origin of protective radio waves Read article: ‘Chorus’ generates mystery space hiss