Telescopes and space missions Research update Black hole found spinning near the relativistic limit Astronomers make best measurement yet of black-hole rotation Read article: Black hole found spinning near the relativistic limit
Telescopes and space missions Feature A fusion of minds Richard Corfield examines the mystery of the astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell's visit to the Soviet Union in 1963 Read article: A fusion of minds
Telescopes and space missions News Fires ravage Siding Spring Observatory Site closed for two weeks until full assessments are made Read article: Fires ravage Siding Spring Observatory
Stars and solar physics Feature Cool dust and baby stars Steve Eales revels in the new view of the universe provided by the Herschel Space Observatory Read article: Cool dust and baby stars
Ultracold matter News What’s in store for 2013? Celebrate the turn of the year with our predictions of the key physics events of the next 12 months Read article: What’s in store for 2013?
Telescopes and space missions News Our favourite pictures of 2012 From bio-engineered jellyfish and levitating drops to lunar landscapes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2012
Telescopes and space missions Research update GRAIL mission peers beneath the Moon’s fractured surface Map of lunar gravity sheds light on early solar system Read article: GRAIL mission peers beneath the Moon’s fractured surface
Telescopes and space missions Feature Voyager – a mission for life Mark Williamson asks what keeps scientists motivated in the 35-year-old Voyager mission Read article: Voyager – a mission for life
Telescopes and space missions Research update Ancient gas sheds light on universe’s first billion years Quasar light probes era when first stars switched on Read article: Ancient gas sheds light on universe’s first billion years
Telescopes and space missions Video Students take cosmic-ray balloon challenge Can a group of school students get its cosmic-ray detector to work in a hot-air balloon? Read article: Students take cosmic-ray balloon challenge