Read article: NASA’s Juno craft arrives at Jupiter Telescopes and space missions News NASA’s Juno craft arrives at Jupiter $1.1bn mission will study the origin and inner structure of the largest planet in our solar system
Read article: NASA hits back at millionaire in asteroid spat Telescopes and space missions News NASA hits back at millionaire in asteroid spat Nathan Myhrvold at loggerheads with astrophysicists over asteroid analysis
Read article: Chiral molecules spotted in interstellar cloud Telescopes and space missions Research update Chiral molecules spotted in interstellar cloud Possible precursors of life detected outside of the solar system for the first time
Read article: Widening our view of the universe: NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope Telescopes and space missions Feature Widening our view of the universe: NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope NASA is designing an ambitious near-infrared space observatory with a field of view up to 200 times greater than that of Hubble
Read article: What can we learn from comets? Telescopes and space missions Video What can we learn from comets? These "dirty snowballs" can teach us about the history of our solar system
Read article: Mission to Mars launches in search of signs of life Telescopes and space missions News Mission to Mars launches in search of signs of life The Trace Gas Orbiter will study the red planet's atmosphere and test landing technologies
Read article: Where to look for signals from alien astronomers with a good view of Earth Telescopes and space missions Research update Where to look for signals from alien astronomers with a good view of Earth Zoning in on a narrow band of sky where Earth's transits across the Sun can be detected
Read article: Japanese X-ray observatory launches Telescopes and space missions News Japanese X-ray observatory launches ASTRO-H will study galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei and supernova remnants
Read article: NASA’s WFIRST mission set for go-ahead Telescopes and space missions News NASA’s WFIRST mission set for go-ahead Space agency expected to make the probe an official project next month
Read article: Dark-matter satellite ushers in new era of Chinese space science Telescopes and space missions Research update Dark-matter satellite ushers in new era of Chinese space science "Wukong" will aim to find telltale signs of dark-matter annihilation
Particle and nuclear newsletter Receive our highlights in particle and nuclear research, along with must-read features and opinion pieces straight to your inbox, quarterly.