Telescopes and space missions News Mars rover launch delayed until 2022 Coronavirus outbreak called "the straw that broke the camel's back" after glitches with the rover's parachutes and electronics
Particle and nuclear News American Physical Society cancels April Meeting due to coronavirus pandemic Annual gathering of particle physicists will now be held as an online "virtual" event
Diversity and inclusion News Report recommends ways to help women in STEMM fields US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine call for systematic, evidence-based actions to address the underrepresentation of women, especially women of colour
Condensed matter News Delegates react after last-minute cancellation of American Physical Society March Meeting Stoicism and anger among physicists after world's biggest physics meeting cancelled
Condensed matter News American Physical Society cancels March meeting in Denver due to coronavirus outbreak World's biggest gathering of physicists axed and delegates advised not to travel to Colorado
Personalities News Freeman Dyson dies age 96 Mathematical physicist was not afraid to hold contrarian views
Astronomy and space News Biggest explosion since the Big Bang spotted by astronomers Blast created by supermassive black hole 390 million light-years away
Policy and funding News Plans for African Space Agency jeopardized by lack of progress Funding issues and questions over how the agency will operate are set to delay its 2023 implementation date
Education and outreach News Inquiry-led physics lab courses boost student engagement, finds study Students have better attitudes to experimental physics if lab classes teach experimention skills, not reinforce lecture content
Astronomy and space News European Space Agency launches Solar Orbiter mission Probe will improve our understanding of solar storms