Telescopes and space missions Research update Tiny dip could point to cosmic-ray origins Calculations help pin down GZK cut off
Read article: Hubble to get new lease of life Telescopes and space missions Research update Hubble to get new lease of life Space Shuttle astronauts will, after all, extend the life of the ageing Hubble telescope
Read article: “Smust” soaks up ethane on Titan Telescopes and space missions Research update “Smust” soaks up ethane on Titan Ethane on Saturn's largest moon Titan could be bound up in dusty smog particles, or "smust".
Read article: Learning lessons from Galileo Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Learning lessons from Galileo Galileo returns to the stage
Read article: Japan launches satellite to study the Sun Telescopes and space missions Research update Japan launches satellite to study the Sun Satellite that could warn of dangerous solar explosions was launched successfully on Saturday
Read article: Impossible supernova confounds astronomers Telescopes and space missions Research update Impossible supernova confounds astronomers Re-evaluation of astronomical distances could be necessary
Telescopes and space missions Research update Grand deuterium challenge unveiled Researchers propose a way to directly measure the amount of deuterium in the early Universe
Read article: Pluto relegated to dwarf status Telescopes and space missions Research update Pluto relegated to dwarf status Astronomers define ninth planet and its largest moon as double-dwarf system
Read article: Gravity lens reveals dark matter Telescopes and space missions Research update Gravity lens reveals dark matter Multiple observations of colliding galaxies provide evidence of dark matter
Read article: COBE team wins cosmology prize Telescopes and space missions Research update COBE team wins cosmology prize Astrophysicists honoured for their work on the cosmic microwave background