Telescopes and space missions Research update Quantum gravity for real Theorists propose a concrete test for quantum gravity by measuring the properties of a dying star Read article: Quantum gravity for real
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pulsar breaks speed record US astronomers find the fastest spinning neutron star Read article: Pulsar breaks speed record
Telescopes and space missions Research update A medium-sized black hole? Astrophysicists may have found a middleweight black hole Read article: A medium-sized black hole?
Stars and solar physics Research update How do stars form? From the top down, rather than bottom up, say astronomers
Telescopes and space missions Research update Tracking down the first stars Signal is seen in the cosmic infrared background Read article: Tracking down the first stars
Stars and solar physics Research update Big stars like to feed from dust New observations suggest that massive stars form through accretion Read article: Big stars like to feed from dust
Stars and solar physics Research update John Bahcall dies The world's leading authority on solar neutrinos has died at the age 70 Read article: John Bahcall dies
Stars and solar physics Research update Cluster makes turbulent breakthrough Researchers have discovered a new type of vortex in the Earth's magnetosphere Read article: Cluster makes turbulent breakthrough
Stars and solar physics Research update New light on early stars 'First generation stars' may have formed from the explosion of an older star
Stars and solar physics Research update White dwarf feels the heat – again Astronomers are watching a star contract in real time Read article: White dwarf feels the heat – again