The disaster in December 2020 was caused by the failure of zinc in the observatory’s cable sockets
Read article: The Arecibo Observatory’s ‘powerful radiation environment’ led to its collapse, claims report
Thomson will become the 17th director-general of the CERN particle-physics laboratory when he takes up the position in 2026
Read article: UK particle physicist Mark Thomson selected as next CERN boss
LignoSat will test the possibilities of building wooden human habitats in space
Read article: Timber! Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite into space
Cooper carried out research into superconductivity and neuroscience
Read article: Superconductivity theorist Leon Cooper dies aged 94
Yet some see little change in the selection of Fermi Forward Discovery Group
Read article: US Department of Energy announces new Fermilab contractor
Friend won for his work on the fundamental electronic properties of molecular semiconductors and in their engineering development
Read article: Semiconductor pioneer Richard Friend bags 2024 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Protein designer is also honoured in this year’s award
Read article: Pioneers of AI-based protein-structure prediction share 2024 chemistry Nobel prize
Duo win for their work on machine learning
Read article: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton share the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics
Hera will perform a close-up examination of a 2022 impact on Dimorphos by NASA's DART mission
Read article: European Space Agency launches Hera mission to investigate asteroid ‘crash-scene’
Interventions to integrate young female physicists into established networks could help tackle under-representation
Read article: Gender gap in physics entrenched by biased collaboration networks, study finds
