Telescopes and space missions News Giant Magellan Telescope Organization president resigns Management upheaval hits governing body as Ed Moses steps down Read article: Giant Magellan Telescope Organization president resigns
Policy and funding News Leading UK scientific organizations urge governments to tackle climate change head on New statement says that governments must act now to avert serious climate risks Read article: Leading UK scientific organizations urge governments to tackle climate change head on
Personalities News Physicist who brought symmetry breaking to particle physics dies at 94 Yoichiro Nambu shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physics Read article: Physicist who brought symmetry breaking to particle physics dies at 94
Policy and funding News US survey reveals high value of physicists to industry "First systematic study" of PhD physicists in the private sector Read article: US survey reveals high value of physicists to industry
Telescopes and space missions News Astroparticle physics funding in the UK is ‘critically low’, says Institute of Physics Report says British researchers should expand leadership roles in international projects Read article: Astroparticle physics funding in the UK is ‘critically low’, says Institute of Physics
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
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