The forthcoming observational run will be the longest to date, operating for 18 months
Read article: Search for gravitational waves set to resume following COVID-19 setbacks
Interaction Point 2 will be able to produce a laser beam about a thousand times brighter than is currently possible at the lab
Read article: Brightness boost for Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator upgrade
SKA will be the world’s largest radio astronomy infrastructure when complete in 2028
Read article: Construction begins on the €1.3bn Square Kilometre Array
In this podcast we talk about light-source facilities and NASA’s plans for the future
Read article: Synchrotrons and space telescopes: looking to the future of big science
The refurbishment will involve boosting the "brightness" of the facility by a factor of a 100
Read article: US Advanced Light Source set for $590m upgrade
Astronomers look into the future of astronomy and astrophysics, as proposals are made to pick, plan and build a new fleet of space telescopes
Read article: ‘Great observatories’ – the next generation of NASA’s space telescopes, and their impact on the next century of observational astronomy
Telescope will be refurbished for use to discover and monitor variable and transient sources in the sky
Read article: Decommissioned Namibian telescope to be brought back to life
New facility will produce a wide range of isotopes including those that can be used to make radioisotopes for medical applications
Read article: New Oak Ridge centre to boost US isotope production
The new facility in the central Karoo region of the Western Cape will support human spaceflight missions to the Moon and possibly Mars
Read article: Work begins on ground station in South Africa to support NASA’s lunar programme
After failing to reproduce last year’s record-breaking fusion-energy shot, scientists at the US National Ignition Facility have gone back to the drawing board
Read article: National Ignition Facility’s laser-fusion milestone ignites debate
