Supernova link to ancient extinction
Iron in the Earth’s crust gives clue to marine extinction two million years ago
Read article: A new twist for stellar magnetism
A new twist for stellar magnetism
The complex spin of a sun-like star lends weight to astronomical theories
Read article: Star signs first light in cosmos
Star signs first light in cosmos
Simulations suggest that an enormous lone star was the first entity in the Universe
Read article: Old star caught in the act
Old star caught in the act
Astronomers witness a fleeting stage of star death that may have started just a few years ago
Secrets and surprises of the Sun
There has been a growing awareness in the scientific community – and to some degree among the reading public – that the Sun is a marvellously variable and mysterious object about which we ...
Read article: Dynamo effect forces energy from black holes
Dynamo effect forces energy from black holes
Magnetic fields could make black holes spill energy into surrounding gas and dust
Read article: Martin Rees wins cosmology prize
Martin Rees wins cosmology prize
The Peter Gruber Foundation rewards the diverse achievements of the UK Astronomer Royal
Nucleus sheds light on neutron stars
Neutrons in a lead nucleus shed light on the structure of neutron stars
Star gives good vibrations
Enormous advances in solar and stellar physics have been made in recent years as a result of helioseismology – the study of vibrations on the surface of the Sun. However, the Sun is only one sta...
Read article: Baby star blows a bubble
Baby star blows a bubble
A mysterious sphere inflating in a 'star nursery' confounds astronomers
