

The telescopes will be used to send and receive infrared laser beams between the three satellites in space
Experiment could involve sending tiny diamonds through interferometers
Hera will perform a close-up examination of a 2022 impact on Dimorphos by NASA's DART mission
The mission will now be disassembled with components used for future Moon missions
Charbonneau and Seager share $1m prize for their work characterizing the atmospheres of exoplanets
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Scientists make first ever measurements of a planet-wide field that could be as fundamental as gravity and magnetic fields
Calculations suggest photons may have warmed gas clouds
It emits gravitational waves, say physicists
Releasing engineered nanoparticles into the Martian atmosphere could warm the planet by over 30 K
Isotope is extracted from an accelerator target
Reservoir could harbour microbial life
Kate Gardner reviews the novel Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Tushna Commissariat recounts a fascinating chat with Roger Penrose
The image captures the progression of Baily’s beads, which are only visible when the Moon either enters or exits an eclipse
The spacecraft had a clear view of Mercury’s south pole for the first time during a recent flyby
"No shortage of phenomena to explore," says expert on variable and transient objects
Announcement makes us pine for the Black Hills
This podcast features an astrobiologist who has identified similar radio signals
Lunar time standard would avoid pitfalls of time dilation
The Vera C Rubin Observatory will conduct a decade-long survey of the southern hemisphere sky when operational in 2025
Researchers discover that a temperate exoplanet may have an atmosphere, could be covered in ice, and may even have an ocean of liquid water
Astronomers are puzzled how wide orbits survived supernovae
Theories of the early universe may have to be revised following new analyses of data from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
Hubble observation is best evidence yet for an elusive class of black holes
Claudia de Rham on her new book The Beauty of Falling and her career in theoretical physics
Kate Gardner reviews The Beauty of Falling: a Life in Pursuit of Gravity by Claudia de Rham
Colin White recounts a trip that took him from a Somerset hilltop to the heart of the Milky Way
Producing fast-moving "fireballs" in the lab could shed light on processes in extreme astrophysical emissions
Researchers at Cornell University have created a prototype urine collection and filtration system