Telescopes and space missions Research update Are quasars star-making machines? Supermassive black holes might help, and hinder, the star-making process Read article: Are quasars star-making machines?
Stars and solar physics Opinion and reviews The trials of Galileo Owen Gingerich recounts Galileo's famous court hearings of 1632 Read article: The trials of Galileo
Telescopes and space missions Research update Binary systems share stardust Rare glimpse of planet formation in binary star system Read article: Binary systems share stardust
Stars and solar physics Research update Distant stars shed light on the solar cycle Are sustained solar minima the norm? Read article: Distant stars shed light on the solar cycle
Telescopes and space missions Research update Carbon swaddles baby neutron star Nascent surface too hot for hydrogen Read article: Carbon swaddles baby neutron star
Telescopes and space missions Research update Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole Lab-based experiment could further our understanding of black holes and neutron stars Read article: Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole
Telescopes and space missions Research update Chemical signature could help locate Earth-like planets Planet formation could have affected Sun's composition Read article: Chemical signature could help locate Earth-like planets
Telescopes and space missions Research update IBEX spies a ribbon at the edge of the solar system First all-sky maps confound astrophysicists Read article: IBEX spies a ribbon at the edge of the solar system
Stars and solar physics Research update The Sun could be heading into period of extended calm Weakness in the Sun's magnetic field allows more particles to escape Read article: The Sun could be heading into period of extended calm
Telescopes and space missions Research update Milky Way in line for aggressive three-way merger New survey reveals the dynamics of our galactic neighbourhood Read article: Milky Way in line for aggressive three-way merger