Telescopes and space missions Research update US centre tackles the big questions Nobel physics laureate endows most of his prize Read article: US centre tackles the big questions
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews The land before time Do we live in a cyclic universe? Read article: The land before time
Telescopes and space missions Research update Probe likens young Venus to Earth First results suggest Earth’s twin evolved very differently Read article: Probe likens young Venus to Earth
Telescopes and space missions Research update UK plans to withdraw from Gemini Astronomers shocked by pull-out Read article: UK plans to withdraw from Gemini
Planetary science Research update Gas-giant chaos will remain a mystery for now Current observations not good enough to predict future orbits Read article: Gas-giant chaos will remain a mystery for now
Telescopes and space missions Research update Selene blasts off for the Moon Japan’s spacecraft will look into the moon’s origin and evolution Read article: Selene blasts off for the Moon
Stars and solar physics Research update Earth could survive a red-giant Sun Distant planet avoids a fiery death Read article: Earth could survive a red-giant Sun
Planetary science Research update Thundercloud “accelerator” fires gamma-ray beam 40-second pulse seen over the Sea of Japan
Planetary science Research update Dinosaur extinction linked to colliding asteroids Computer models track fragments to Earth Read article: Dinosaur extinction linked to colliding asteroids
Planetary science Research update Modified gravity fails at long distances Only short-range modifications to Newton’s law fit planetary orbit data