Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder IceCube sees no neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts Read article: Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers peer into stellar sandstorms New observations give insight into life-cycles of stars Read article: Astronomers peer into stellar sandstorms
Stars and solar physics Research update Neutrinos point to rare stellar fusion Borexino catches the first glimpse of pep reaction Read article: Neutrinos point to rare stellar fusion
Telescopes and space missions Research update Cool sun could host habitable planet New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a cool star Read article: Cool sun could host habitable planet
Telescopes and space missions Research update Magnetic fields put the brakes on millisecond pulsars Research could also help better determine pulsar age Read article: Magnetic fields put the brakes on millisecond pulsars
Stars and solar physics Research update White dwarfs eaten in supernova flare-up Type 1a supernova left no survivors Read article: White dwarfs eaten in supernova flare-up
Stars and solar physics Research update Are pulsars giant ‘neutromagnets’? Physicists say permanent magnetism could explain observations Read article: Are pulsars giant ‘neutromagnets’?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Voyager sets sights on Milky Way Galactic radiation seen for the first time Read article: Voyager sets sights on Milky Way
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Astronomical sense and nonsense Margaret Harris reviews Hindsight and Popular Astronomy by Alan B Whiting Read article: Astronomical sense and nonsense
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pristine relics of the Big Bang spotted Two far-off gas clouds appear untouched by stars Read article: Pristine relics of the Big Bang spotted