Read article: Up close and personal
Mark Williamson describes how space technology has allowed planetary astronomy to develop from a science of entirely remote observation to one of immersive experimentation
Read article: Jupiter pips Saturn for new space mission
US and Europe agree joint Jovian probes for launch in 2020
Read article: New light on Moon’s far side
SELENE mission gives the best views yet of the unseen face
Read article: Astronomers find ‘super Earth’
Rocky exoplanet is the smallest found so far
Read article: Not wrapped up yet
Is the universe multiply connected? wonders Andrew Jaffe
Read article: Can geoengineering cool the climate?
Physicists scrutinize climate intervention
Read article: Sand pushes Martian rocks into place
The curious distribution of rocks has a simple explanation, say geophysicists
Read article: Magnetic fields could reveal exoplanets
Astrophysicists propose new way of viewing the heavens
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Read article: Let the global astronomy celebrations begin
The International Year of Astronomy marks the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. As the 2009 celebrations kick off,
