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Exoplanets finally come into view
Two studies show the first direct images of planets outside our Solar System, including a three-planet system.

SPL as it happened
Wins for Rangers, Celtic, Falkirk, Motherwell and Dundee United and a stormy draw between Hearts and Aberdeen.

Public viewings for new telescope
A new telescope built in Wales is to be used by the general public at open evenings next year.

Telescope detects odd-ball object
The European planet-hunter Corot has spotted an object orbiting a star that is quite unlike anything seen before.

First light for space telescope
A powerful Nasa space telescope has unveiled an image of the sky viewed through & #34;gamma-ray glasses & #34;.

England v SA, 3rd Test day two as it happened
Andrew Flintoff takes two quick wickets as bad light ends play in the final session of the third Test with South Africa 256-6.

Perth church is bird's safe haven
Visitors are being allowed to watch peregrine falcons feed and perch on the 212ft steeple of a Perth church.

Exploding star caught in the act
Astronomers capture and record the first moments when a massive star blows itself apart.

Stars born in galactic wilderness
Nasa's Galex satellite sees baby stars spawning in the otherwise barren outskirts of the M83 galaxy.

Trial told of masked gun attack
A garage owner describes how two masked men walked into his premises and shot his nephew dead.

Rapid spin for giant black holes
The & #34;supermassive & #34; black holes at the centres of most galaxies could be spinning at a dizzying rate, scientists say.

Black hole 'bully' blasts galaxy
A powerful jet of particles from a & #34;supermassive & #34; black hole is seen blasting a nearby galaxy.

Festive shoppers view falcon pair
Two peregrine falcons nest on top of a famous church tower where they can be viewed by Christmas shoppers.

In graphics: Large Binocular Telescope
A graphical guide to the Large Binocular Telescope, the world's most powerful optical instrument.

Comet phenomenon is spotted in UK
A Devon astronomer tracks the unexpected development of a comet.

Skies to be swept for alien life
A telescope array specifically designed to seek alien life is switched on in California.

Great 'cosmic nothingness' found
Astronomers identify an enormous void in space that measures nearly a billion light-years across.

Rare dead star found near Earth
Astronomers spot a space oddity in Earth's cosmic neighbourhood - a dead star with some unusual characteristics.

Colossal tail trails dying star
A distant star with an enormous, comet-like tail trailing in its wake delights astronomers.

Hunting for another Earth-like planet
The search for planets orbiting other stars, otherwise known as & #34;exoplanets & #34;, is unearthing new discoveries at an ever increasing rate.