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
Telescopes and space missions Video What is the Event Horizon Telescope? Avery Broderick describes the instrument that will provide the highest resolution images in the history of astronomy Read article: What is the Event Horizon Telescope?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects Ion-accelerator experiment could explain why many asteroids are dark red Read article: Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galactic shape-shifting signals a decrease in star formation across cosmic history Study suggests that most stars are born in spiral galaxies but end up in elliptical ones Read article: Galactic shape-shifting signals a decrease in star formation across cosmic history
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Unique, but not exceptional A book that characterizes life on Earth as "special but not significant" gets Tamara Davis thinking about the interconnectedness of the cosmos Read article: Unique, but not exceptional
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