Astronomy, astrophysics & cosmology

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'Echoes' shine a light on Tycho Brahe's supernova Dec 3, 2008

New light from old supernova tells us how it exploded

Is a new force at work in the dark sector? Dec 1, 2008 4 comments

New theory tries to explain latest dark-matter search results

Hawking accepts post in Canada Nov 27, 2008 5 comments

Cosmologist is first of up to 40 new chairs at Perimeter Institute

Europe unveils 20-year astronomy roadmap Nov 26, 2008

Funding must rise by 20% per year to meet ambitious goals

Excess of electrons could point to dark matter Nov 20, 2008 2 comments

Are WIMPs annihilating nearby?

First 'bona fide' direct images of exoplanets Nov 13, 2008 1 comment

Hubble, Gemini and Keck spot four new planets outside our solar system

Magnetic shield could protect spacecraft Nov 6, 2008 10 comments

Fusion science shows feasibility of protecting astronauts from cosmic radiation

The digital universe Oct 31, 2008 1 comment

Seth Lloyd looks at the possibility of solving the conundrum of quantum gravity with the tools of information and computation

Solar activity could dictate river flow Oct 29, 2008 1 comment

Sunspot counting could help predict future floods

Galaxy survey casts doubt on cold dark matter Oct 24, 2008 9 comments

Are galaxies simpler than we thought?

India launches first lunar mission Oct 22, 2008 1 comment

Craft to provide 'mineralogical' map of the Moon

IBEX blasts off to map edge of the solar system Oct 19, 2008 5 comments

NASA spacecraft will tell us how the solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium

Detector has an ear for dark matter Oct 16, 2008 1 comment

Acoustic breakthrough could help find WIMPs

...And now for the next 20 years Oct 1, 2008 3 comments

Six leading physicists peek into the future

The new geography of science Oct 1, 2008

China, Brazil, India and other emerging superpowers are reshaping the scientific landscape and breaking the US–Europe hegemony. James Wilsdon reports on the new balance of power in physics