Read article: Between the lines Stars and solar physics Opinion and reviews Between the lines Sun-centred poetry, an insider’s view of dark matter research and a tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope, reviewed by Margaret Harris and Tushna Commissariat
Read article: XENON1T will join the hunt for dark matter this autumn Dark matter and energy Research update XENON1T will join the hunt for dark matter this autumn World's largest direct-detection experiment will be more than 10 times more sensitive than current detectors
Dark matter and energy Blog What can cosmic rays tell us about dark matter? Geneva lab hosts “AMS Days at CERN”
Read article: ‘Cosmic shear’ reveals dark matter in new high-resolution map Telescopes and space missions Research update ‘Cosmic shear’ reveals dark matter in new high-resolution map Large-scale map from the Dark Energy Survey pinpoints clumps and filaments
Read article: Dark matter and muons are ruled out as DAMA signal source Telescopes and space missions Research update Dark matter and muons are ruled out as DAMA signal source New simulations show that signal is very difficult to explain by any known model
Read article: Gravitational lensing creates ‘Einstein’s cross’ of distant supernova Telescopes and space missions Research update Gravitational lensing creates ‘Einstein’s cross’ of distant supernova Four images of a supernova could probe general relativity and rate of cosmic expansion
Read article: Quasar spectrum shines a new light on unchanged fundamental constants Telescopes and space missions Research update Quasar spectrum shines a new light on unchanged fundamental constants Results hint at the static nature of the dark-energy field
Read article: Could the Sun be trapping asymmetric dark matter? Telescopes and space missions Research update Could the Sun be trapping asymmetric dark matter? New model could help settle discrepancies between theory and observational solar data
Read article: Dark matter seen in the Milky Way’s core Telescopes and space missions Research update Dark matter seen in the Milky Way’s core Astronomers provide the first direct evidence that dark matter abounds in the inner part of our galaxy
Read article: Planck pins down the end of the cosmic ‘dark ages’ Telescopes and space missions Research update Planck pins down the end of the cosmic ‘dark ages’ Star formation began 100 million years later than previously thought