Astrophysicists Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin talk to Sidney Perkowitz about navigating science and academia as a married couple
Read article: From pulsars and fast radio bursts to gravitational waves and beyond: a family quest for Maura McLaughlin and Duncan Lorimer
Measuring the free-fall rate of different type of atoms in space could unveil hidden mechanisms of gravity
Read article: Space-borne atoms herald new tests of Einstein’s equivalence principle
Emma Chapman on the amateur roots of radio astronomy, and the importance of balancing the scientific and engineering factions today
Read article: Radio astronomy: from amateur roots to worldwide groups
First devised during the Space Race, the idea of nuclear-propelled rockets is back
Read article: Nuclear spaceflight: igniting the next era of exploration
Richard Corfield examines whether nuclear power could launch NASA’s next generation of rockets into space
Read article: Nuclear-powered spacecraft: why dreams of atomic rockets are back on
Soft landing on the Moon now not possible following ruptured fuel tank
Read article: US Peregrine lunar lander suffers propellent leak following launch
Experiments should minimize risks to astronauts and benefit society
Read article: Biomedical ethicist calls for rules governing human research in commercial spaceflight
In this podcast, two astronomers discuss the implications of the BlueWalker 3 prototype
Read article: New telecoms satellites will degrade our view of the cosmos
Craft will study an unusual metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
Read article: NASA launches $1.2bn Psyche asteroid mission
New observations by the James Webb Space Telescope throw up a planetary puzzle
Read article: Pairs of rogue planets found wandering in the Orion Nebula
