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: Dynamo effect forces energy from black holes
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
Read article: Cannibal star ate planet
Cannibal star ate planet
Lithium in the atmosphere of a distant star suggests that it may have engulfed a huge planet
Lagging behind the solar cycle
Coronal mass ejections could explain a hiccup in the well-known solar cycle
Read article: Moon illuminates climate study
Moon illuminates climate study
Dark side of the Moon can reveal changes in our atmosphere
Read article: Astronomers tune in to brown dwarf
Astronomers tune in to brown dwarf
Radio signals from a brown dwarf could shed light on these poorly understood objects
Solar magnetism attracts an answer
In the March issue of Physics World, Mike Lockwood of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Southampton University, UK, and Duncan H Mackay of the University of St Andrews, UK, underline the significance...
