Policy and funding News Bill Foster regains US Congress seat Former Fermilab physicist beats Republican challenger in Illinios Read article: Bill Foster regains US Congress seat
Personalities News Quantum-control pioneers bag 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics Serge Haroche and David Wineland share SEK 8m prize Read article: Quantum-control pioneers bag 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics
Telescopes and space missions News US telescopes faced with closure Budget constraints threaten six observatories Read article: US telescopes faced with closure
Telescopes and space missions News India set for Mars mission in 2013 Government approves £70m orbiter to red planet Read article: India set for Mars mission in 2013
Policy and funding News Physicists unveil plans for ‘LEP3’ collider at CERN New collider would study the Higgs boson Read article: Physicists unveil plans for ‘LEP3’ collider at CERN
Policy and funding News Italian researchers warn of ‘worrying imprudence’ over cuts Spending review decree is approved by senate Read article: Italian researchers warn of ‘worrying imprudence’ over cuts
Publishing News UK to support open access Government accepts conclusion from report into open-access publishing Read article: UK to support open access
Telescopes and space missions News Privately funded spacecraft will look for dangerous asteroids B612 Foundation wants to protect humanity from deadly collisions Read article: Privately funded spacecraft will look for dangerous asteroids
Publishing News UK should lead on open-access publishing, says report Research-funding structures must change to adapt to switch from subscription-based journals Read article: UK should lead on open-access publishing, says report
Telescopes and space missions News Square Kilometre Array organization opts for dual-site solution South Africa and Australia to jointly host world's largest radio telescope Read article: Square Kilometre Array organization opts for dual-site solution