Read article: United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe enters Martian orbit
United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe enters Martian orbit
Reaching Mars represents a key step in turbocharging the UAE’s science capabilities
Read article: United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe enters Martian orbit
Read article: Next-generation planetary missions could hunt for gravitational waves, say astronomers
Next-generation planetary missions could hunt for gravitational waves, say astronomers
Spacecraft heading to Uranus and Neptune in the next decade could be used to detect gravitational waves as they travel on their way
Read article: Doomsday Clock remains perilously close to midnight
Doomsday Clock remains perilously close to midnight
COVID-19 pandemic described as a "historic wake-up call"
Read article: US president Joe Biden sets out his science agenda
US president Joe Biden sets out his science agenda
Biden has appointed the geneticist Eric Lander as his science adviser and elevated the position to the cabinet
Read article: Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate Martinus Veltman dies aged 89
Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate Martinus Veltman dies aged 89
The work of Martinus Veltman was instrumental in understanding the weak interaction in particle physics
Read article: Silicon-based material with a direct band gap is the Physics World 2020 Breakthrough of the Year
Silicon-based material with a direct band gap is the Physics World 2020 Breakthrough of the Year
Award goes to an international team led by Erik Bakkers
Read article: Physics societies call for sustainable approach to open access
Physics societies call for sustainable approach to open access
Some 16 societies, including the Institute of Physics, say that quick implementation of the cOAlition S initiative could undermine the viability of hybrid journals
Read article: Physics World announces its Breakthrough of the Year finalists for 2020
Physics World announces its Breakthrough of the Year finalists for 2020
Mixed beams for particle therapy and massive quantum correlations are on our list
Read article: China launches GECAM all-sky scanner to study extreme cosmic events
China launches GECAM all-sky scanner to study extreme cosmic events
The Gravitational Wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor mission will study fast-radio bursts and gamma-ray bursts related to gravitational-wave events
Read article: Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission returns asteroid sample to Earth
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission returns asteroid sample to Earth
16 kg capsule landed in Australia’s remote outback and it will now be studied in Japan
