Telescopes and space missions Research update Akatsuki space mission reaches Venus after five-year detour Spacecraft "is in good health", says Japanese space agency Read article: Akatsuki space mission reaches Venus after five-year detour
Telescopes and space missions Feature Portrait of a black hole Astronomers at the Event Horizon Telescope are aiming their global network of telescopes towards the black hole at the centre of our galaxy Read article: Portrait of a black hole
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pierre Auger cosmic-ray observatory set for expansion Scintillation detectors will be added to the 1660 existing Cerenkov detectors spread across Argentina Read article: Pierre Auger cosmic-ray observatory set for expansion
Telescopes and space missions News Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit Construction of the $1.4bn TMT set for delays, as opposition hardens Read article: Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit
Telescopes and space missions Research update 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 Read article: Launch of LISA Pathfinder probe heralds new era in search for gravitational waves
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Web life: DSFP’s Spaceflight History A look at spaceflight's lesser-known stories with science writer David S F Portree Read article: Web life: DSFP’s Spaceflight History
Telescopes and space missions Podcasts Is there life on Mars? Lewis Dartnell discusses the search for life on Mars and what forms it might take Read article: Is there life on Mars?
Telescopes and space missions News Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits Robert Kerr resigns following clash over funding historic facility in Puerto Rico Read article: Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers gaze upon the oldest stars in the galaxy Ancient metal-poor stars finally spotted in galactic centre Read article: Astronomers gaze upon the oldest stars in the galaxy
Telescopes and space missions Research update Mysterious dust and diffuse aurorae envelop the red planet MAVEN spacecraft spots tiny particles surrounding Mars that could have an interplanetary origin Read article: Mysterious dust and diffuse aurorae envelop the red planet
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