Alien planet could be ultimate water world
16 December 2009
The discovery of a planet that seems to made almost entirely of water suggests "super-Earths" are a more diverse bunch than we thought
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Failed stellar bombs hint at supernova tipping point
18 November 2009
Two peculiar white dwarfs with more oxygen than carbon are like nothing anybody has seen before
Failed stellar bombs hint at supernova tipping point
13 November 2009
Two peculiar white dwarfs with more oxygen than carbon are like nothing anybody has seen before
David Haines: Love songs to science
14 October 2009
The songwriter celebrates everything from the solar system to evolution, the subject of a "science oratorio" to be performed later this month
Planet Pluto
16 September 2009
As Stephen Battersby's article shows, debate continues within the astronomical community over the status of Pluto and many other significant celestial bodies in the...
Is Pluto a planet after all?
22 July 2009
Poor Pluto was demoted, to the dismay of its many fans, but it could soon be returned triumphantly to full planet status
Time to end the great Pluto debate
22 July 2009
Let's move on from the sterile argument about the meaning of the word planet – it changes nothing and risks bringing astronomy into disrepute
Apollo meets astrology: Buzz Aldrin and Gustav Holst
12 June 2009
The Apollo 11 astronaut joined the Boston Pops for a performance that reminds us how much our understanding of the solar system has been transformed by science
Even brown dwarfs have grey days
10 June 2009
Objects halfway between a planet and a star have been shown to feature weather patterns, enhancing their status as the universe's hybrids
Broken dwarf planet may have scarred the moon
3 June 2009
The shattered remnants of a dwarf planet may have bombarded the inner planets in the early solar system, suggests a new analysis of craters on the moon
