X-ray satellite chalks up black hole first
Astronomers see material complete a full orbit around a supermassive black hole
Read article: Swift takes off
Swift takes off
Mission to study gamma-ray bursts has a successful launch
Read article: Saturn gets a shock
Saturn gets a shock
Space scientists have watched an interplanetary shock travel from the Sun past the Earth and Jupiter to Saturn
Read article: Sunspots hit new highs
Sunspots hit new highs
Analysis of carbon-14 in tree rings sheds news light on the Sun
Read article: Mars attacked by solar wind
Mars attacked by solar wind
The solar wind might be responsible for the lack of water on Mars
Read article: Closing in on planet formation
Closing in on planet formation
Sharpest ever image of a dusk disk could reveal how new planets are formed
Read article: Table-top synchrotron defies convention
Table-top synchrotron defies convention
A controversial new type of radio transmitter could transform communications
Hawking loses black hole bet
Hawking's solution to the black hole information paradox has yet to convince his peers
Did cosmic rays cause ice ages?
Three physicists have challenged the standard model of glacial cycles and ice ages
Read article: Solar explosions seen in 3D
Solar explosions seen in 3D
Space scientists are learning more about the properties of coronal mass ejections
