Astroparticle physics Research update Do cosmic rays get bogged down in the cosmos? Pierre Auger and HiRes observatories confirm rapid drop-off in number of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays reaching Earth
Nuclear physics Research update Nuclear fallout used to spot fake art New technique identifies unnatural isotopes in post-war forgeries Read article: Nuclear fallout used to spot fake art
Telescopes and space missions Research update Voyager 2 reports from the edge of the solar system NASA mission confirms that the solar system is “squashed” by interstellar space Read article: Voyager 2 reports from the edge of the solar system
Telescopes and space missions Research update 33 years later, NASA finds Mercury to be even more active Messenger's first flyby answers some questions raised by Mariner 10 Read article: 33 years later, NASA finds Mercury to be even more active
Education and outreach Research update US presidential candidates receive questions on science ScienceDebate organizers hope questions will prompt a national science debate
Astroparticle physics Research update UK physics funding plans are approved Input from physics community benefits LHCb
Education and outreach Research update Seeking an African Einstein New centre for maths and computer science opens in Nigeria as part of plan to find the "next Einstein" in Africa
Telescopes and space missions Research update Survey of distant galaxies sets limit on cosmic strings Gravitational lensing measurement suggets that cosmic strings make up no more than 2% of mass of universe Read article: Survey of distant galaxies sets limit on cosmic strings
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gamma-rays put limit on universe’s background light Radiation from distant quasar travels relatively unhindered to Earth
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