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
Telescopes and space missions Research update Phoenix blasts off to Mars NASA mission will examine ice on the red planet Read article: Phoenix blasts off to Mars
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Thoughts of an astronomy master A one-to-one with Michael Rowan-Robinson Read article: Thoughts of an astronomy master
Telescopes and space missions Research update Water found on distant planet Astronomers find first evidence for a water on a planet outside our solar system Read article: Water found on distant planet
Telescopes and space missions Research update Telescope limitation could reveal exoplanets "Spectral deconvolution" is 100 times more sensitive than current techniques Read article: Telescope limitation could reveal exoplanets
Planetary science Research update Martian sands shift slowly but surely Grains make a bigger splash on Mars Read article: Martian sands shift slowly but surely
Planetary science Research update Molten core solves mystery of Mercury’s magnetic field Physicists chart spin to uncover the core's composition Read article: Molten core solves mystery of Mercury’s magnetic field
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