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Milky Way brims with singleton starsMost of the stars in the galaxy are born alone and live their lives in isolation, a controversial new analysis suggests – all the better for alien life-forms
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GlobalFlyer poised for longest flight in history
The attempt should take the cutting-edge aircraft around the world and then across the Atlantic a second time, landing 80 hours, and 28,600 miles, laterBreaking News - 27 January 2006Milky Way brims with singleton stars
Most of the stars in the galaxy are born alone and live their lives in isolation, a controversial new analysis suggests – all the better for alien life-formsBreaking News - 27 January 2006Dark energy enigma just won't go away
Eight years after its discovery, fresh controversy has broken out over the force that dominates the cosmosNews - 26 January 2006'Wrecking ball' could break the ice on Mars
Hurling a massive copper ball at the Red Planet's mid-latitudes could reveal if water ice lies beneath its dusty crust, providing clues to the planet's climateBreaking News - 26 January 2006Smallest extrasolar planet revealed by microlensing
The find suggests Earth-like planets are abundant in the galaxy and validates a technique that should be able to find themBreaking News - 25 January 2006Gravity theory dispenses with dark matter
Incorporating quantum effects into Einstein's general theory of relativity can explain a trio of puzzling astronomical observations, new studies claimBreaking News - 25 January 2006Japan launches disaster-monitoring satellite
The giant satellite carries a radar instrument that can monitor the Earth, day or night, cloudy skies or clear, plus 3D mapping and land-use monitoring devicesBreaking News - 24 January 2006
