
Sky maps: Leaving no star unturned
12 December 2007
If the sun's evil twin or killer asteroids are out there, ambitious digital mapping projects will nail them, says Hazel Muir

12 December 2007
If the sun's evil twin or killer asteroids are out there, ambitious digital mapping projects will nail them, says Hazel Muir

3 October 2007
A host of new techniques means we will soon know whether these weird cosmic objects are what we think they are, says Michael D Lemonick

26 September 2007
From super huge to hellishly hot, there are some crazy planets coming to light outside the familiar confines of our solar system

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

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

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

3 April 2007
Exploding stars are supposed to flare and die. So when one just kept on belching fire, astronomers knew they had some explaining to do

13 December 2006
Two new worlds are unlike anything we've ever seen before. Âé¶¹´«Ã½ meets the latest additions to the growing family of planets