Read article: How LIGO’s merging black holes formed from two massive stars
How LIGO’s merging black holes formed from two massive stars
Simulations give a backstory to the first ever detection of a gravitational wave
Read article: How LIGO’s merging black holes formed from two massive stars
Read article: Particle ‘X’ may have snuffed out cosmic lithium
Particle ‘X’ may have snuffed out cosmic lithium
New hypothesis seeks to reconcile theory and observations of the early universe
Read article: Riffing on the universe
Riffing on the universe
Jazz musician and theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander brings a fresh perspective to links between science and music, writes Trevor Cox
Read article: Parallel-universe search focuses on neutrons
Parallel-universe search focuses on neutrons
Particles could be in a superposition of different branes, say physicists
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
An eloquent defence of string theory and a mathematical analysis of luck and chance, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Einstein meets the dark sector in a new numerical code that simulates the universe
Einstein meets the dark sector in a new numerical code that simulates the universe
Computer program applies general relativity on a huge scale
Read article: How LIGO will change our view of the universe
How LIGO will change our view of the universe
Gravitational waves could look back to a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang
Read article: Could the accelerating expansion of the universe be explained by modifying general relativity so that gravity has mass?
Could the accelerating expansion of the universe be explained by modifying general relativity so that gravity has mass?
Matthew Francis reports on a small but dogged group of physicists thinks the existence of dark energy might be a clue that we need to revise one of the most successful theories we hav...
Read article: Visualizing the cosmos
Visualizing the cosmos
A book of space-related infographics is "a marvel and a delight", according to reviewer Margaret Harris
Read article: NASA’s WFIRST mission set for go-ahead
NASA’s WFIRST mission set for go-ahead
Space agency expected to make the probe an official project next month
