Charbonneau and Seager share $1m prize for their work characterizing the atmospheres of exoplanets
Read article: David Charbonneau and Sara Seager bag the 2024 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
The year will see quantum-related workshops, conferences, festivals and schools outreach activities
Read article: It’s official: United Nations declares 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
Aquark Technologies and NIQS Tech are runners-up in 2024 competition
Read article: Equal1 wins IOP’s qBIG Prize for quantum innovation
With a background in climate science, Sheinbaum Pardo also becomes Mexico’s first female president
Read article: Climate physicist Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo elected Mexican president in landslide win
Study finds that “foundational” work is often not properly cited, skewing its true impact
Read article: ‘Hidden’ citations conceal the true impact of scientific research
The five images reveal galaxies, globular clusters and nebulae in incredible detail
Read article: European Space Agency releases first batch of spectacular science images from its Euclid mission
Time-domain astronomer receives $1.2m award from Hong Kong-based foundation
Read article: Shrinivas Kulkarni wins Shaw Prize in Astronomy for work on variable and transient objects
The Physics Inclusion Award will encompass several aspects of diversity such as race and ethnicity, neurodiversity and sexual orientation
Read article: Institute of Physics launches new inclusion programme for universities
New IOP Publishing report finds that generative AI tools can provide some "useful outputs", but expert human verification and editing is always required
Read article: Researchers split on merits and pitfalls of AI in peer review, IOP Publishing survey finds
The group will examine the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope and the Thirty Meter Telescope
Read article: GMT or TMT? Fate of next-generation telescope falls to expert panel set up by US National Science Foundation
