Read article: Pakistani astronomers shine a light on the skies
Saadat A Siddiqi and Muhammad Sabieh Anwar describe how a series of astronomy events in Pakistan over the past year could help to boost the public's interest...
Read article: UK physicists prepare for “deep” budget cuts
Researchers express concern to the UK's science minister over funding council's budget deficit
Read article: Are quasars star-making machines?
Supermassive black holes might help, and hinder, the star-making process
Read article: Binary systems share stardust
Rare glimpse of planet formation in binary star system
Read article: UK to pull out of Gemini Observatory
Funding is 'almost certain' to stop after 2012
Read article: Carbon swaddles baby neutron star
Nascent surface too hot for hydrogen
Read article: Human spaceflight: science or spectacle?
The big debate: David Clements and Ian Crawford spar over whether human spaceflight is worth the effort
Read article: Recipes for planet formation
Michael R Meyer describes how studies of extrasolar planets are helping us to understand how planetary systems form and evolve
Read article: Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole
Lab-based experiment could further our understanding of black holes and neutron stars
Read article: Chemical signature could help locate Earth-like planets
Planet formation could have affected Sun's composition
