Pierre Auger cosmic-ray observatory set for expansion
Scintillation detectors will be added to the 1660 existing Cerenkov detectors spread across Argentina
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Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit
Construction of the $1.4bn TMT set for delays, as opposition hardens
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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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Web life: DSFP’s Spaceflight History
A look at spaceflight's lesser-known stories with science writer David S F Portree
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Is there life on Mars?
Lewis Dartnell discusses the search for life on Mars and what forms it might take
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Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits
Robert Kerr resigns following clash over funding historic facility in Puerto Rico
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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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Mysterious dust and diffuse aurorae envelop the red planet
MAVEN spacecraft spots tiny particles surrounding Mars that could have an interplanetary origin
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Fifty shades of black
Jon Cartwright reports on the rival groups creating the darkest substances yet
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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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