Changing one of nature's constants
If correct, new finding could upend physicists' view of universe

Still no Earths, but getting closer
Two newly discovered planetary systems shed light on odds of forming terrestrial planets

Solar system older than estimated
Meteorite age suggests planets began to form earlier than thought

Moon shrinks
Newly discovered cliffs suggest slight waning over past billion years

Worldwide slowdown in plant carbon uptake
Recent droughts stifled growth of terrestrial vegetation

Mining for missing matter
In underground lairs, physicists look for the dark stuff

Celestial wish list
Astronomers prioritize projects for the coming decade

Twinkle, twinkle, little dot
Are you a planet or are you not?

The people's pulsar
Volunteer computing project discovers neutron star

Superconductors go fractal
Oxygen atoms arrange themselves in a self-similar pattern

Warning for solar flares
Microwave bursts may serve as warning shots

Deleted Scenes: Blog: Heisenberg's uncertainty principle still certain
Despite rumors to the contrary, a mainstay of quantum physics is just as (un)certain as ever.

All wet, or high and dry?
The lunar interior may contain far less water than Earth's

Dark matter eldorado
Nearby galaxy holds record for densest concentration of mysterious mass

Behold, the antilaser
Physicists conceive a 'perfect absorber'