Telescopes and space missions News Upgraded LIGO will begin hunt for gravitational waves soon First data from Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory expected in September Read article: Upgraded LIGO will begin hunt for gravitational waves soon
Telescopes and space missions News 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: Go-ahead for protest-hit Thirty Meter Telescope, but with fewer future sites on Mauna Kea
Telescopes and space missions News E-mail triggers row over Hawaii telescope American Astronomical Society president calls for "respectful discourse" Read article: E-mail triggers row over Hawaii telescope
Telescopes and space missions News 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: UK beats Italy to host SKA headquarters
Telescopes and space missions News Fiery end for MESSENGER mission Craft crashes into Mercury after running out of fuel Read article: Fiery end for MESSENGER mission
Telescopes and space missions News Protests halt telescope construction on Hawaiian mountain Work crews blocked from Thirty Meter Telescope site on Mauna Kea Read article: Protests halt telescope construction on Hawaiian mountain
Telescopes and space missions News India-based Neutrino Observatory faces a new hurdle Physicists in court over concerns about groundwater and biodiversity Read article: India-based Neutrino Observatory faces a new hurdle
Quantum optics News 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: UK unveils national strategy for stimulating growth in quantum technologies
Policy and funding News New US philanthropy group picks physicist as boss Marc Kastner to head to the Science Philanthropy Alliance Read article: New US philanthropy group picks physicist as boss
Particles and interactions News 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 Read article: Large Hadron Collider fires up in a bid to shake up the Standard Model