Read article: Upgraded LIGO will begin hunt for gravitational waves soon
First data from Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory expected in September
Read article: Go-ahead for protest-hit Thirty Meter Telescope, but with fewer future sites on Mauna Kea
A quarter of existing facilities to be decommissioned before new telescope is operational
Read article: E-mail triggers row over Hawaii telescope
American Astronomical Society president calls for "respectful discourse"
Read article: UK beats Italy to host SKA headquarters
Giant radio telescope's HQ will be at Jodrell Bank, despite a "compelling" bid from its rival
Read article: Fiery end for MESSENGER mission
Craft crashes into Mercury after running out of fuel
Read article: Protests halt telescope construction on Hawaiian mountain
Work crews blocked from Thirty Meter Telescope site on Mauna Kea
Read article: India-based Neutrino Observatory faces a new hurdle
Physicists in court over concerns about groundwater and biodiversity
Read article: UK unveils national strategy for stimulating growth in quantum technologies
Training PhDs and building "demonstrators" of commercial products are high on the agenda
Read article: New US philanthropy group picks physicist as boss
Marc Kastner to head to the Science Philanthropy Alliance
Read article: Large Hadron Collider fires up in a bid to shake up the Standard Model
Searches for supersymmetry and dark matter will mark out the CERN collider's second run
