Telescopes and space missions Research update Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects Ion-accelerator experiment could explain why many asteroids are dark red Read article: Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galactic shape-shifting signals a decrease in star formation across cosmic history Study suggests that most stars are born in spiral galaxies but end up in elliptical ones Read article: Galactic shape-shifting signals a decrease in star formation across cosmic history
Telescopes and space missions Research update New sunspot analysis shows rising global temperatures not linked to solar activity Complete 400-year sunspot history recalibrated for the first time Read article: New sunspot analysis shows rising global temperatures not linked to solar activity
Telescopes and space missions Research update Brown dwarf’s powerful auroras shine bright Radio and optical emissions suggest that the sub-stellar objects behave more like planets than stars Read article: Brown dwarf’s powerful auroras shine bright
Telescopes and space missions Video Why are gamma-ray bursts so extremely interesting? Carole Mundell explains why astronomers think gamma-ray bursts are quite possibly the most extreme objects in the universe Read article: Why are gamma-ray bursts so extremely interesting?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Bountiful buckyballs resolve interstellar mystery C60 molecules might abound in the universe Read article: Bountiful buckyballs resolve interstellar mystery
Stars and solar physics Feature The green flash Pete Lawrence describes his quest since childhood to see this elusive phenomenon Read article: The green flash
Telescopes and space missions Research update Getting the best glimpse of first-generation stars in the universe VLT sees the brightest distant galaxy and signs of 'population III' stars Read article: Getting the best glimpse of first-generation stars in the universe
Telescopes and space missions Research update US cosmic-ray observatory set for expansion Telescope Array in the Utah desert plans to quadruple in size Read article: US cosmic-ray observatory set for expansion
Telescopes and space missions Research update Philae comet lander wakes up from hibernation mode Probe could restart science operations soon Read article: Philae comet lander wakes up from hibernation mode