Telescopes and space missions News JUICE picked for launch European mission to Jupiter squeezes out rival X-ray and gravitational-wave craft Read article: JUICE picked for launch
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Atmospheric tales Robert P Crease asks why the discovery of Venus's atmosphere is still so controversial Read article: Atmospheric tales
Telescopes and space missions Feature Venus: it’s now or never As next month's transit of Venus nears, Jay M Pasachoff examines the science and history of these exceptionally rare events Read article: Venus: it’s now or never
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Neil deGrasse Tyson makes the case for space exploration Grand visions for space "trigger a wave of innovation", says US astrophysicist Read article: Neil deGrasse Tyson makes the case for space exploration
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gamma rays hint at dark matter Clever analysis points to new particles in Fermi-satellite data Read article: Gamma rays hint at dark matter
Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder IceCube sees no neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts Read article: Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder
Telescopes and space missions Research update Exotic explanation for Pioneer anomaly ruled out Simulations confirm thermal emissions are accelerating spacecraft Read article: Exotic explanation for Pioneer anomaly ruled out
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers peer into stellar sandstorms New observations give insight into life-cycles of stars Read article: Astronomers peer into stellar sandstorms
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews The time of our lives Dan Falk reviews Adam Frank's About Time: From Sun Dials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes Our Lives Read article: The time of our lives
Telescopes and space missions Research update Physicists put a new twist on radio Fusilli-shaped waves could boost wireless capacity Read article: Physicists put a new twist on radio
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