Telescopes and space missions Research update Supermassive black hole struggles to swallow Milky Way Gaseous lobes overcome the might of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy Read article: Supermassive black hole struggles to swallow Milky Way
Stars and solar physics Research update ‘Electroweak’ stars predicted New kind of star would burn quarks and generate neutrinos Read article: ‘Electroweak’ stars predicted
Telescopes and space missions Feature Pakistani astronomers shine a light on the skies Saadat A Siddiqi and Muhammad Sabieh Anwar describe how a series of astronomy events in Pakistan over the past year could help to boost the public's interest... Read article: Pakistani astronomers shine a light on the skies
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
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