Telescopes and space missions Research update Taking a chance on physics A British bookmaker is accepting bets on the results of five large physics experiments
Stars and solar physics Research update Hawking loses black hole bet Hawking's solution to the black hole information paradox has yet to convince his peers
Quantum mechanics Research update Bill Bryson bags book prize Best-selling travel writer scoops leading prize for science books
Gravity Research update Accelerating universe will limit technology Cosmological considerations will place universal limits on computation
Read article: Gravity Probe B takes off Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Gravity Probe B takes off Experiment will check two untested predictions of general relativity
Optical physics Research update Displays scoop Descartes prize Two teams share this year's €1m Descartes prize
Read article: A new spin on black holes Telescopes and space missions Research update A new spin on black holes The black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is rotating
Read article: General relativity passes Cassini test Gravity Research update General relativity passes Cassini test Einstein is still right
Read article: VIRGO takes off Gravity Research update VIRGO takes off European gravitational-wave detector is officially opened
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