Astrophile: The diamond as big as a planet
25 August 2011
A large, dense planet has been found orbiting a pulsar – and it just might be made of solid diamond
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RIP shuttle – let's get back to real space exploration
17 August 2011
Time to ditch the black armbands and look beyond low Earth orbit again. The shuttle's passing marks the start of an exciting new era, says Daniel Fischer
A question of science 2011
15 June 2011
Think you know your entropy from your emmetropy? Then try this quiz, which was presented by Â鶹´«Ã½ at the Cheltenham Science Festival
Alien life may huddle under hydrogen blankets
11 May 2011
Earth-sized worlds far from the warmth of their stars could maintain liquid water and life if they are well wrapped by hydrogen in their atmospheres
'Dwarf' black holes might help explain dark matter
4 May 2011
Black holes might come in more sizes than small, medium and large – if so, mini black holes could contribute to the universe's mysterious dark matter
Newly found brown dwarf is ultra-cool
9 March 2011
A recently discovered object is at room temperature, much cooler than other failed stars
Career into the future
19 January 2011
What will the world of work be like in 20 years time as climate climate change, demographic swings and technological innovation transform the way we earn a living?
Hottest planet is hotter than some stars
19 January 2011
A newly confirmed planet is a scorching 3200 °C – its proximity to its host star is only partly to blame
Is first life-friendly exoplanet an 'eyeball'?
12 January 2011
One way that Gliese 581Â g could host life is if it is a frozen world with a single, pupil-like ocean of liquid water
How to sort the dwarfs from the planets
5 January 2011
A newly discovered dearth of cosmic objects at a particular range of masses could provide a clean way to divide planets and brown dwarfs
