Read article: Vertical launch spaceport planned for Scotland with first flights in early 2020s
Horizontal launch facility in Cornwall also gets a boost
Read article: China unveils plans for two new gravitational-wave missions
Craft includes a gravitational-wave detector to be launched by 2033
Read article: Paul Corkum bags Isaac Newton Medal from Institute of Physics
Canadian physicist is honoured for his “world-leading contributions” to attosecond science
Read article: Scott Pruitt resigns as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency
Pruitt came under increasing pressure following questions about his spending and housing arrangements
Read article: Private-sector space activities require government regulation, says US report
Measures needed to reduce the possibility of contaminating other planets as well as Earth
Read article: Sonablate HIFU treats prostate cancer, minimizes side effects
Focal HIFU for patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer is effective at five years with a low probability of side effects
Read article: What type of physicist are you: leader, successor or toiler?
Study finds that only a fifth of highly cited physicists can be deemed as “leaders”
Read article: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delayed yet again – to 2021
Delay means that the mission's cost will soar by 10% to $8.8bn
Read article: UK public has little understanding of quantum technologies, says survey
Curiosity piqued as interviewees are told more about potential benefits of new devices
Read article: US calls for asteroid-impact plan
American government agencies outline ways to deal with asteroids and comets that pass close to Earth
