Telescopes and space missions Research update Divergent quasars fall in line Diverse properties of cosmic behemoths based on only two parameters Read article: Divergent quasars fall in line
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pleiades distance debate resolved, say radio astronomers New study contradicts controversial Hipparcos analysis Read article: Pleiades distance debate resolved, say radio astronomers
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Gardening in space Robert P Crease on the success story of a courgette in space Read article: Gardening in space
Telescopes and space missions Research update Neutrinos spotted from Sun’s main nuclear reaction "Direct confirmation" supports the standard solar model Read article: Neutrinos spotted from Sun’s main nuclear reaction
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Towards a more plausible dragon "Fermi problems" make up the heart of Charles Adler's book about the science of science fiction and fantasy, says reviewer Costas Efthimiou Read article: Towards a more plausible dragon
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Web life: Super Planet Crash A simple game based on orbital dynamics is a "gateway drug" for learning more about exoplanet science Read article: Web life: Super Planet Crash
Stars and solar physics Research update NASA’s Stardust mission snares first dust from beyond the solar system Analysis begins on seven particles that could be of interstellar origin Read article: NASA’s Stardust mission snares first dust from beyond the solar system
Telescopes and space missions Research update Nearby galaxy harbours rarest type of black hole M82's black hole is 400 times the Sun's mass Read article: Nearby galaxy harbours rarest type of black hole
Telescopes and space missions Research update Runaway couples create lonely supernovae Calcium-rich explosions involve ejected binary stars Read article: Runaway couples create lonely supernovae
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta rendezvous with comet at long last Mission plans on landing module on comet surface in November Read article: Rosetta rendezvous with comet at long last