Telescopes and space missions Feature Fifty shades of black Jon Cartwright reports on the rival groups creating the darkest substances yet Read article: Fifty shades of black
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Web life: Astrobites A blog where astronomy PhD students write bite-sized summaries of recent astronomy papers for undergraduates Read article: Web life: Astrobites
Telescopes and space missions News European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments Agreements signed for E-ELT's phase 1 instruments with the UK, France, Germany and other European states Read article: European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA finds Pluto steeped in flowing glaciers and kilometre-high mountains Dwarf planet is colourful and rich in active geology Read article: NASA finds Pluto steeped in flowing glaciers and kilometre-high mountains
Telescopes and space missions Research update Berkeley astronomers question future of Geoffrey Marcy after harassment charge Exoplanet hunter apologizes for "unwelcomed" behaviour with women Read article: Berkeley astronomers question future of Geoffrey Marcy after harassment charge
Telescopes and space missions Blog Pushing towards the human–Martian frontier Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham issues a challenge
Telescopes and space missions Research update Dark matter may power supernovae Claim could be put to the test by new detectors Read article: Dark matter may power supernovae
Telescopes and space missions Research update India launches ASTROSAT mission Country's first dedicated astronomy satellite will survey the skies in a range of wavelengths Read article: India launches ASTROSAT mission
Telescopes and space missions Research update Where is the cosmic rumble from merging black holes? Silent supermassive binaries thwart attempt to detect gravitational waves Read article: Where is the cosmic rumble from merging black holes?
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Web life: Cosmic Yarns A cosmologist blogs about science fiction and the scientific questions it raises Read article: Web life: Cosmic Yarns
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