Has Advanced LIGO found gravitational waves?
Collaboration quashes rumours of a discovery
Magnetic fields near the Milky Way’s black hole seen for the first time
Event Horizon Telescope clearly resolves dynamical features at the event horizon
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Launch of LISA Pathfinder probe heralds new era in search for gravitational waves
Concept mission will test whether a space-based gravitational-wave observatory is feasible
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Einstein’s legacy, 100 years on
Celebrating the centenary of the general theory of relativity
What is Einstein’s general theory of relativity?
Jürgen Renn explains why Einstein's great theory is so remarkable
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Astronomers gaze upon the oldest stars in the galaxy
Ancient metal-poor stars finally spotted in galactic centre
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Web life: Astrobites
A blog where astronomy PhD students write bite-sized summaries of recent astronomy papers for undergraduates
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European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments
Agreements signed for E-ELT's phase 1 instruments with the UK, France, Germany and other European states
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Pulsars speed up by tapping into superfluid core
New study explains glitches in cosmic timekeepers
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How can we detect gravitational waves?
Nergis Mavalvala explains how researchers search for these elusive ripples in space–time
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