From zero to 350 in less than 14 years — this is the impressive track record of astronomers searching for planets orbiting other suns. In 1995 when two Swiss astronomers discovered that the star...
Read article: Is there really no place like home?
Robert P Crease asks why the idea of the “two cultures”, coined by C P Snow 50 years ago, still feels so current — despite the book that promoted the idea being both d...
Read article: ‘Two cultures’ turns 50
The great vision of fusion power — harnessing the energy source of the stars for the good of people on Earth — is and has always been a highly attractive one. The history of fusion researc...
Read article: More than wishful thinking
So what is the site about? Hyperphysics is a network of cross-linked articles on topics from acceleration to the Zeeman effect — essentially an online physics encyclopedia. Unlike some sites fea...
Read article: Web life: Hyperphysics
Writing about physics for the public involves more than just translating complex scientific ideas into simple language, says Robert P Crease
Read article: Making physics popular
John Enderby describes the life of the "strangest man": Paul Dirac
Read article: Beautifully strange
How to electrocute a hot dog...and more
Read article: Web life: The Evil Mad Scientist Project
Agustin Chicarro surveys a new account of Saturn's largest moon
Read article: A pale orange dot
With the International Year of Astronomy now in full swing, leading figures from the world of astronomy reveal what they think are the biggest challenges for the subject
The official blog of IYA2009
Read article: Web life: Cosmic Diary
