Read article: Pulsars speed up by tapping into superfluid core
Pulsars speed up by tapping into superfluid core
New study explains glitches in cosmic timekeepers
Read article: Pulsars speed up by tapping into superfluid core
Read article: How can we detect gravitational waves?
How can we detect gravitational waves?
Nergis Mavalvala explains how researchers search for these elusive ripples in space–time
Read article: Catching gravity, rolling by
Catching gravity, rolling by
David Appell explores how the Advanced LIGO facility is designed to detect gravitational waves
Read article: A very brief history of relativity
A very brief history of relativity
Reviewer Cormac O'Raifeartaigh enjoys this "beautifully written" account of the genesis of Einstein's greatest theory
Read article: Why are gamma-ray bursts so extremely interesting?
Why are gamma-ray bursts so extremely interesting?
Carole Mundell explains why astronomers think gamma-ray bursts are quite possibly the most extreme objects in the universe
Read article: Upgraded LIGO will begin hunt for gravitational waves soon
Upgraded LIGO will begin hunt for gravitational waves soon
First data from Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory expected in September
Read article: Does time dilation destroy quantum superposition?
Does time dilation destroy quantum superposition?
Interplay between gravity and quantum mechanics should be observable on Earth
Read article: Getting the best glimpse of first-generation stars in the universe
Getting the best glimpse of first-generation stars in the universe
VLT sees the brightest distant galaxy and signs of 'population III' stars
Read article: Evidence for recent star formation seen at Milky Way’s centre
Evidence for recent star formation seen at Milky Way’s centre
Region near our galaxy's supermassive black hole was thought to be too hostile for stars to form
Read article: Gravitational lensing creates ‘Einstein’s cross’ of distant supernova
Gravitational lensing creates ‘Einstein’s cross’ of distant supernova
Four images of a supernova could probe general relativity and rate of cosmic expansion
