Read article: Astronomers see the most distant galaxy yet
Astronomers see the most distant galaxy yet
Radiation from a galaxy 15.5 billion light years away lights up the early universe
Read article: Astronomers see the most distant galaxy yet
Organics aid planetary aggregation
Dust in the early solar system could have clumped together earlier than previously thought
The reality of a brane new world
This review first appeared in the news section of PhysicsWeb on 8 November. It is said that one of the world’s most eminent quantum-gravity theorists was once asked to explain in his institution...
Read article: Star signs first light in cosmos
Star signs first light in cosmos
Simulations suggest that an enormous lone star was the first entity in the Universe
Read article: Rave review for Hawking’s new book
Rave review for Hawking’s new book
The Universe in a Nutshell is 'a delight to read'
Read article: A quantum leap for cosmology
A quantum leap for cosmology
One of the most challenging problems in modern physics is the application of quantum theory to the universe as a whole. Progress in this area has been plagued by two types of problem: conceptual and t...
Read article: Life, the cosmos and everything
Life, the cosmos and everything
The notion that certain features of the universe, such as the values of the physical constants, may be constrained by the requirement that intelligent observers can arise was first mooted nearly 40 ye...
Read article: Martin Rees wins cosmology prize
Martin Rees wins cosmology prize
The Peter Gruber Foundation rewards the diverse achievements of the UK Astronomer Royal
X marks the spot for our local black hole
Galactic X-rays pinpoint our local black hole 1500 times more accurately than earlier studies
Read article: Sir Fred Hoyle 1915 – 2001
Sir Fred Hoyle 1915 – 2001
The astronomer who coined the phrase 'big bang' dies at 86
