Telescopes and space missions Research update Trail runs cold on alien hotspots, for now Search of 100,000 galaxies fails to find waste heat of advanced civilizations Read article: Trail runs cold on alien hotspots, for now
Telescopes and space missions Research update First visible light detected directly from an exoplanet New method can pick up extremely faint reflected light despite low signal-to-noise ratio Read article: First visible light detected directly from an exoplanet
Telescopes and space missions News Protests halt telescope construction on Hawaiian mountain Work crews blocked from Thirty Meter Telescope site on Mauna Kea Read article: Protests halt telescope construction on Hawaiian mountain
Telescopes and space missions Blog Philae comet lander set for reboot Rosetta team announces timetable for bringing lander back to life later this year
Telescopes and space missions Research update ALMA debuts its high-resolution results Radio telescope makes new discoveries in its long-baseline configuration Read article: ALMA debuts its high-resolution results
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta’s bouncing probe finds no magnetic field on comet 67P Null result suggests early solar system lacked strong magnetic fields Read article: Rosetta’s bouncing probe finds no magnetic field on comet 67P
Telescopes and space missions Research update ‘Cosmic shear’ reveals dark matter in new high-resolution map Large-scale map from the Dark Energy Survey pinpoints clumps and filaments Read article: ‘Cosmic shear’ reveals dark matter in new high-resolution map
Telescopes and space missions Research update Dark matter and muons are ruled out as DAMA signal source New simulations show that signal is very difficult to explain by any known model Read article: Dark matter and muons are ruled out as DAMA signal source
Telescopes and space missions Video Reclaiming the stars An amateur astronomer struggles to find darkness amid the dazzling lights of New York City Read article: Reclaiming the stars
Telescopes and space missions News India-based Neutrino Observatory faces a new hurdle Physicists in court over concerns about groundwater and biodiversity Read article: India-based Neutrino Observatory faces a new hurdle
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