Read article: China launches sample-return mission to the Moon
Chang’e-5 will attempt to bring back 2 kg of lunar material to study the evolution history of our closest neighbour
Read article: Arecibo Observatory will be decommissioned, says US National Science Foundation
Astronomers and the public lament the loss of an iconic radio telescope
Read article: Second cable failure puts iconic Arecibo Observatory at risk of collapse
"Crisis" as second cable snaps supporting a metal tower platform above the telescope's main reflector dish
Read article: Japanese Nobel-prize-winning neutrino pioneer Masatoshi Koshiba dies aged 94
Masatoshi Koshiba shared the 2002 Nobel prize for the detection of cosmic neutrinos
Read article: Nobel laureates claim European Commission set to slash photonics budget by 30%
Gérard Mourou, Stefan Hell and Theodore Hänsch have warned that cuts to photonics would be disastrous for Europe's technological goals
Read article: Controversy erupts among astronomers over whether phosphine really was discovered on Venus
The tone of some of the criticism over the discovery sparks outrage in the community
Read article: Nader Engheta wins Isaac Newton medal and Prize
Optics pioneer bags award for his work on nanoscale optics and metamaterials
Read article: First plasma for upgraded UK spherical tokamak
Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak will aim to demonstrate plasma performance that could be scaled up to a fusion reactor
Read article: Astronomers propose telescope to monitor Betelgeuse dimming
The Betelgeuse Scope concept would use twelve off-the-shelf 10 cm-aperture telescopes to provide detailed, nightly observations of the supergiant star
Read article: Net-zero carbon target in UK will require national approach to materials science, says report
Henry Royce Institute calls for government investment to boost materials science in the country and support the use of low-carbon technology
