Read article 'Gaia compiles largest ever stellar survey'
Gaia compiles largest ever stellar survey
On 13 September, 1000 days after the satellite’s launch, the Gaia team published a preliminary catalogue of more than a billion stars.
Read article 'Gaia compiles largest ever stellar survey'
Read article 'Secrets of discovery'
Secrets of discovery
Interview with Kip Thorne, who predicted LIGO’s observation of gravitational waves.
Read article 'AMS reports unexpected result in antiproton data'
AMS reports unexpected result in antiproton data
AMS has now measured the antiproton flux and the antiproton-to-proton flux ratio in primary cosmic rays with unprecedented precision.
Read article 'Earth-like planet orbits our nearest star'
Earth-like planet orbits our nearest star
Astronomers have found clear evidence of a planet orbiting the closest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri.
Read article 'Galactic map sheds light on dark energy'
Galactic map sheds light on dark energy
The map shows galaxies being pulled towards each other by dark matter, while on much larger scales it reveals the effect of dark energy ripping the universe apart.
Read article 'Hitomi probes turbulence in galaxy cluster'
Hitomi probes turbulence in galaxy cluster
With its very first observation, Japan’s Hitomi X-ray satellite has discovered that the gas in the Perseus cluster of galaxies is much less turbulent than expected.
Read article 'ESO signs largest ever ground-based astronomy contract'
ESO signs largest ever ground-based astronomy contract
The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world.
Read article 'Neutron-star mergers create heaviest elements'
Neutron-star mergers create heaviest elements
While core-collapse supernovae were thought to be the prime production site, a new study suggests that elements heavier than zinc originate from the merger of two neutron stars.
Read article 'Protons accelerated to PeV energies'
Protons accelerated to PeV energies
The HESS collaboration has now found evidence that there is a "Pevatron" in the central 33 light-years of the Milky Way.
Read article 'AugerPrime looks to the highest energies'
AugerPrime looks to the highest energies
The world’s largest cosmic-ray experiment, the Pierre Auger Observatory, is embarking on its next phase, named AugerPrime.
