Meteors shed light on our solar system's early days New analyses of a handful of meteorites from the outer reaches of the solar system hold clues to its very origins.
Gigantic supernova explains mysterious gamma-ray burst 6.4 billion years ago, a dying star finally exploded as a huge supernova, releasing energy as gamma rays in a violent reaction.
Historic discovery: huge electric field occurs spontaneously in laughing gas Scientists have discovered a new, astonishing electric phenomenon.
Nobel prize winner: Let’s find dark matter and dark energy Dark matter and dark energy continue to be cosmological conundra for physicists worldwide. Nobel prize winner Brian Schmidt offers his perspective in an interview.
Higgs: a scientific delight or a painful headache? CERN releases new findings on the Higgs boson that once again brings the future of particle physics into question.
