LATEST HEADLINES
Death of rare giant star sheds light on cosmic past
18:00 02 December 2009 | 10 comments
One of the most massive stars known exploded in 2007, creating an unusual type of supernova that was likely common in the early universe
Transparent universe reveals hidden galaxies
THIS WEEK: 18:00 02 December 2009 | 7 comments
Detection of high-energy gamma rays from distant "blazars" are forcing a rethink of our ideas about the formation and evolution of galaxies
LHC becomes most powerful accelerator of all time
15:04 30 November 2009 | 33 comments
Last night the rebooted Large Hadron Collider gave a beam of protons the most energy of any particle accelerator ever
Welcome to the high-carbon future
FEATURE: 11:06 27 November 2009 | 29 comments
From coal, soot and pencils to electronics, nanoribbons and atom-thick semiconductors – carbon is turning out to be even more talented than we thought
Rainbow trapped for the first time
17:27 26 November 2009 | 55 comments
An ingeniously simple device, made with just a magnifying lens and a plate of glass, has been used to trap a rainbow of visible light
Superconductors can come in from the cold
IN BRIEF: 17:10 26 November 2009 | 7 comments
Calculations suggest that a wire can be an electrical superconductor even if some sections are at room temperature
The eye-catching best of fluid dynamics
GALLERY: 10:19 26 November 2009
Beautiful images from experiments in fluid dynamics, as exhibited by physicists at a meeting in Minnesota this week
Dark power: Grand designs for interstellar travel
COVER STORY: 18:00 25 November 2009 | 205 comments
We could reach the stars if we built a black hole starship or a dark matter rocket – we've got the physics to do it
Birthplace of cosmic guitar pinpointed
IN BRIEF: 14:35 24 November 2009 | 12 comments
A pulsar that is forming a massive guitar-shaped wake in interstellar gas has been tracked back to its origin
LHC smashes protons together for first time
22:39 23 November 2009 | 92 comments
The particle accelerator is now officially a collider – it will attempt to break the world record for collision energies before the end of the year
COSMOLOGY
Mystery 'dark flow' extends towards edge of universe
Over a thousand galaxy clusters are streaming in one direction across the sky – some think it's the first sign of a neighbouring universe
PARTICLE PHYSICS
In SUSY we trust: What the LHC is really looking for
Forget the God particle - the rebooted Large Hadron Collider will give us much greater revelations
