Telescopes and space missions Research update Philae comet lander wakes up from hibernation mode Probe could restart science operations soon Read article: Philae comet lander wakes up from hibernation mode
Telescopes and space missions Research update Nascent ‘Kuiper belt’ seen encircling nearby star Discovery could help us understand how the early solar system evolved Read article: Nascent ‘Kuiper belt’ seen encircling nearby star
Planetary science Opinion and reviews An interstellar culture clash Jennifer Ouellette ponders the scientific and political messages of Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem Read article: An interstellar culture clash
Telescopes and space missions News Fiery end for MESSENGER mission Craft crashes into Mercury after running out of fuel Read article: Fiery end for MESSENGER mission
Telescopes and space missions Research update Trail runs cold on alien hotspots, for now Search of 100,000 galaxies fails to find waste heat of advanced civilizations Read article: Trail runs cold on alien hotspots, for now
Telescopes and space missions Research update First visible light detected directly from an exoplanet New method can pick up extremely faint reflected light despite low signal-to-noise ratio Read article: First visible light detected directly from an exoplanet
Telescopes and space missions Research update ALMA debuts its high-resolution results Radio telescope makes new discoveries in its long-baseline configuration Read article: ALMA debuts its high-resolution results
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta’s bouncing probe finds no magnetic field on comet 67P Null result suggests early solar system lacked strong magnetic fields Read article: Rosetta’s bouncing probe finds no magnetic field on comet 67P
Telescopes and space missions Research update Nailing the half-life of iron-60 New measurements tune up million-year "astronomical clock" Read article: Nailing the half-life of iron-60
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta data deluge reveals dynamic comet with sand dunes and jets Measurements show 67P differs from previously studied comets in same class Read article: Rosetta data deluge reveals dynamic comet with sand dunes and jets