David Appell reviews Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System by Natalie Starkey
Hamish Johnston reviews One of Ten Billion Earths: How we Learn About our Planet’s Past and Future from Distant Exoplanets by Karel Schrijver
Seven countries sign the SKA's convention to become founding members of the observatory
Preferred sites to house an optical telescope include Mount Nyiro and Mount Kulal
When operational by 2025 the observatory, dubbed aLIGO+, will be twice as sensitive to gravitational waves
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Evidence weakens for hypothetical particles that could be dark matter
A new study shows that curved detectors offer a viable alternative for future space missions
Dark-matter candidate could be detected by LISA detector
Observing the gravitational-wave signal from 50 future neutron star-mergers will give the most accurate measurement of Hubble’s constant to date, scientists claim
Simulations uncover signatures in gravitational-wave spectra of a postulated phase transition in neutron star mergers
Proposed experiment seeks to catch the “echo” from elusive axion particles
Explanation of the theory of dark matter and the efforts to detect this mysterious substance
Tushna Commissariat reviews Seeing Stars: a Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations by Sara Gillingham
Hayabusa2 is scheduled to touch down on the asteroid Ryugu at 8 a.m. Japan time on 22 February 2019
Louisa Preston reviews Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto by Alan Stern and David Grinspoon
Cosmologist Jo Dunkley discusses her new book Our Universe: an Astronomer’s Guide
Computer model captures small-scale variations in plasma density
Journalists discuss a physics-inspired art exhibit and the week’s research highlights
Planetary geologist wants to hear from anyone who observed or photographed the event at 04:41:43 UTC
Experiment is a “milestone” towards seeing the spontaneous emission of Hawking radiation from a lab-based analogue, but questions still remain
Cassini's last measurements also shed light on the core of Saturn
Annual oscillation could be the result of contaminated photomultipliers
A key initiative to mark the centenary of the International Astronomical Union will see more than 500 events being held around the world
