Telescopes and space missions Research update New technique nails distance to supermassive black hole Geometric method using active galactic nuclei could yield better cosmic rulers Read article: New technique nails distance to supermassive black hole
Telescopes and space missions Research update Planck offers another glimpse of the early universe Space mission offers new insights into dark matter and primordial neutrinos, but evidence for inflation is not forthcoming Read article: Planck offers another glimpse of the early universe
Telescopes and space missions News Japan launches second asteroid mission Hayabusa 2 to bring back samples from carbon-rich body Read article: Japan launches second asteroid mission
Telescopes and space missions Research update Is dark energy eating dark matter? Dark-sector interaction could explain universe evolution Read article: Is dark energy eating dark matter?
Atomic and molecular Opinion and reviews Between the lines A collection of essays about “surprising science” and a primer on quantum entanglement, cryptography and nonlocality, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Particles and interactions Podcasts A theorist’s bucket list S James Gates Jr talks about the physics discoveries he would like to see happen in his lifetime Read article: A theorist’s bucket list
Telescopes and space missions Video In search of gravitational waves Using pulsar signals to search for these elusive waves Read article: In search of gravitational waves
Gravity Feature Hunting gravitational waves using pulsars Louise Mayor reports on the search for these ripples in space–time Read article: Hunting gravitational waves using pulsars
Telescopes and space missions Research update BICEP2 gravitational wave result bites the dust thanks to new Planck data Planck and BICEP2 to carry out a joint analysis of data for definitive answer Read article: BICEP2 gravitational wave result bites the dust thanks to new Planck data
Cosmology Research update Gargantuan black hole found at the heart of dwarf galaxy Many previously hidden black holes may lie in compact star systems Read article: Gargantuan black hole found at the heart of dwarf galaxy