Stars and solar physics Research update Emeritus trio scoops the 2013 Dirac Medal Kibble, Peebles and Rees recognized by the ICTP Read article: Emeritus trio scoops the 2013 Dirac Medal
Telescopes and space missions Research update B-mode polarization spotted in cosmic microwave background South Pole Telescope is first to detect subtle twist in ancient light Read article: B-mode polarization spotted in cosmic microwave background
Cosmology Research update What is the lifetime of a photon? Calculations suggest that photons live for at least one billion billion years Read article: What is the lifetime of a photon?
Cosmology Research update Square Kilometre Array precursor begins search of early universe Giant radio telescope delivers data at 400 Mbyte/s Read article: Square Kilometre Array precursor begins search of early universe
Telescopes and space missions Research update Monster gas cloud could unveil Milky Way’s black-hole hub X-rays emitted by cloud could be seen by NASA's NuSTAR and Chandra Read article: Monster gas cloud could unveil Milky Way’s black-hole hub
Telescopes and space missions Research update Do dark-matter discs envelop galaxies? New type of strongly interacting dark matter suggested Read article: Do dark-matter discs envelop galaxies?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Blazars help measure extragalactic background light New method looks at attenuated high-energy gamma rays Read article: Blazars help measure extragalactic background light
Telescopes and space missions Research update Why some galaxies age before their time Ancient collision could explain why some young galaxies look old Read article: Why some galaxies age before their time
Quantum mechanics Video What is M-theory? Leron Borsten on how M-theory could be the one theory to rule them all Read article: What is M-theory?
Quantum mechanics Video What is quantum gravity? Leron Borsten explains why general relativity and quantum mechanics are mutually incompatible Read article: What is quantum gravity?