Read article: Nearby galaxy harbours rarest type of black hole
Nearby galaxy harbours rarest type of black hole
M82's black hole is 400 times the Sun's mass
Read article: Nearby galaxy harbours rarest type of black hole
Read article: Runaway couples create lonely supernovae
Runaway couples create lonely supernovae
Calcium-rich explosions involve ejected binary stars
Read article: What if a solar super-storm hit?
What if a solar super-storm hit?
Ashley Dale examines the devastating impact that a solar super-storm could have on life on Earth
Read article: Magnetic erosion could explain heavyweight Mercury’s density
Magnetic erosion could explain heavyweight Mercury’s density
New work could help solve 50-year-old puzzle
Why we’re five years overdue for a damaging solar super-storm
The August 2014 issue of Physics World is now out
Read article: New correction to speed of light could explain SN1987 neutrino burst
New correction to speed of light could explain SN1987 neutrino burst
Gravitational effect on virtual particles violates equivalence principle
Read article: The science of Shakespeare and his plays
The science of Shakespeare and his plays
Books about Shakespearian science and how to rebuild a scientific civilization after an apocalypse, plus a new take on “Powers of Ten”, reviewed by Tushna Commissariat and Margaret Harri...
Read article: Couple emerges from trio of supermassive black holes
Couple emerges from trio of supermassive black holes
Tightly orbiting pair could create detectable gravitational waves
Read article: Lasers ignite ‘supernovae’ in the lab
Lasers ignite ‘supernovae’ in the lab
Experiment studies effects of turbulence on powerful magnetic fields
Read article: Exoplanets found orbiting former extragalactic star
Exoplanets found orbiting former extragalactic star
One of the oldest habitable worlds found to date
