Read article: European Space Agency’s Euclid mission spots spectacular Einstein ring
The ring is due to the gravitational effects of a galaxy located around 590 million light-years from Earth
Read article: PLANCKS physics quiz – the solutions
How did you get on with our fiendish end-of-year quiz?
Read article: The physics of George R R Martin’s Wild Card virus revealed
Martin has put his name to a theoretical physics paper
Read article: Explore the quantum frontier: all about the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025
Tushna Commissariat rounds up the key activities, talks and events in the IYQ calendar across the UK
Read article: IOP president Keith Burnett outlines a ‘pivotal’ year ahead for UK physics
A failure to support physics and physics-based industries could result in missed opportunities, says Burnett
Read article: SMART spherical tokamak produces its first plasma
The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak operates with a 'negative triangularity' configuration
Read article: ‘Why do we have to learn this?’ A physics educator’s response to every teacher’s least favourite question
Mark Whalley argues that a physics education builds valuable skills, but not for the reasons often given to students
Read article: Astrophysicists reveal huge variation in the shape of exocomet belts
A population of 74 planetesimal belts orbiting nearby stars has been studied by researchers
Read article: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope nears completion
The mission is expected to be complete next year with a launch by May 2027
Read article: Defying gravity: insights into hula hoop levitation
Successful hula hooping requires a gyrating body with a particular slope and curvature
