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
Telescopes and space missions Research update Have alien civilizations built cosmic accelerators from black holes? Search for extraterrestrial intelligence should seek high-energy neutrinos, says physicist Read article: Have alien civilizations built cosmic accelerators from black holes?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Evidence for recent star formation seen at Milky Way’s centre Region near our galaxy's supermassive black hole was thought to be too hostile for stars to form Read article: Evidence for recent star formation seen at Milky Way’s centre
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gravitational lensing creates ‘Einstein’s cross’ of distant supernova Four images of a supernova could probe general relativity and rate of cosmic expansion Read article: Gravitational lensing creates ‘Einstein’s cross’ of distant supernova
Cosmology Research update Quasar spectrum shines a new light on unchanged fundamental constants Results hint at the static nature of the dark-energy field Read article: Quasar spectrum shines a new light on unchanged fundamental constants