Astrophysics

Cosmology

Cosmology looks beyond the standard model

Cosmology, Milky Way

Rings and loops in the stars: Planck’s stunning new images

Exoplanets, Planets, Stars

Astronomers see pebbles poised to make planets

Exoplanets, Planets, Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Before New Horizons, one telescope started it all

Exotic Objects

Unexpectedly little black hole monsters rapidly suck up surrounding matter

Science

Web Extra: Gamma rays’ long road toward Fermi

Galaxies

Magnetic field discovery gives clues to galaxy-formation processes

Exoplanets, Planets, Stars

Lab mimicry opens a window to the deep interiors of stars and planets

Galaxies, Stars

ALMA’s observation of Einstein ring reveals extraordinary detail

Exoplanets, Planets

Three candidates for the European Space Agency’s next medium-class science mission

Exoplanets, Planets, Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Remembering Clyde Tombaugh on Pluto’s doorstep

Cosmology, Science

Newly dedicated observatory to search for gravitational waves