Telescopes and space missions Research update Speedy star points to more massive Milky Way Halo star races through our galaxy Read article: Speedy star points to more massive Milky Way
Telescopes and space missions Research update Exoplanet caught on the move Tracking the orbit of a gas giant Read article: Exoplanet caught on the move
Telescopes and space missions Research update Does dark matter come in two types? Multi-component theory could explain contradictory experiments Read article: Does dark matter come in two types?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Quirky particles could explain universe’s missing mass New model of dark matter holds no place for WIMPs Read article: Quirky particles could explain universe’s missing mass
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA probe spots huge plasma ejections Material shoots out over halfway across the Sun's face Read article: NASA probe spots huge plasma ejections
Telescopes and space missions Research update Supermassive black holes reveal a surprising clue Correlation to globular clusters came 'out of thin air' Read article: Supermassive black holes reveal a surprising clue
Telescopes and space missions News Japan launches mission to Venus Akatsuki craft set to measure the climate on our near-neighbour Read article: Japan launches mission to Venus
Telescopes and space missions News NASA’s crumbling research labs could risk future missions Report warns that funding is needed to stem decline Read article: NASA’s crumbling research labs could risk future missions
Telescopes and space missions Research update Herschel sheds light on star and galaxy formation Images from European space telescope reveal billowing clouds and distant galaxies Read article: Herschel sheds light on star and galaxy formation
Telescopes and space missions Video Space-based lasers: the final frontier? The laser at 50: what can you do with a laser in space that you can't do on the ground? Narasimha Prasad sheds some light Read article: Space-based lasers: the final frontier?
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays