
Sounds in space
8 August 2007
If we care to listen, we'd discover the planets and moons of the solar system are shouting their secrets for all to hear

8 August 2007
If we care to listen, we'd discover the planets and moons of the solar system are shouting their secrets for all to hear

8 August 2007
Instead of being big game hunters, the first Americans may have conquered the New World by boat following a trail of sushi

25 July 2007
NASA physicist James Hansen explains why he thinks a sea level rise of several metres is a near certainty if greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing unchecked

12 July 2007
Contrary to previous suggestions, Uranus and Neptune do not boast diamonds – but white dwarf stars do, a new study suggests

27 June 2007
Icebergs nearly a kilometre tall once passed by the coast of Greenland, and left their marks for us to find

20 June 2007
Pluto isn't the biggest dwarf planet in the solar system, but it does have more moons

14 June 2007
By observing the orbit of its tiny moon, astronomers have calculated the mass of the icy world Eris – it is 27% heftier than Pluto

13 June 2007
In an era when humanity seems to have subjugated the whole world, a surprising number of places have been left untouched

16 May 2007
Whether or not these planets really are warming, this cannot be due to an increase in solar output as some claim

2 May 2007
The dazzling light of long-gone supernovae is still visible if you know where to look, say researchers