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David Leckrone on his 33 years with the Hubble Space Telescope mission, Twitter poster conference takes off
How NASA corrected Hubble’s spherical aberration and other triumphs
David Leckrone’s scientific highlights from three decades of the Hubble Space Telescope
Astrophysicist and former senior project scientist for Hubble picks his favourites
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Read article: Hubble at 30: how NASA’s telescope went from ‘techno-turkey’ to iconic observatory
Hubble at 30: how NASA’s telescope went from ‘techno-turkey’ to iconic observatory
The Hubble Space Telescope almost single-handedly transformed astronomical research and altered the public’s perception of space. After 30 years, attention is turning to its succ...
Read article: Mars rover launch delayed until 2022
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
Read article: Biggest explosion since the Big Bang spotted by astronomers
Biggest explosion since the Big Bang spotted by astronomers
Blast created by supermassive black hole 390 million light-years away
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Research headlines
Mystery object spotted by LIGO–Virgo gravitational-wave detectors
Is it the biggest neutron star, or the smallest black hole ever detected?
Artificial intelligence spots unusual feature at Earth’s core-mantle boundary
Astrophysics algorithm is applied to seismic waves
Bose–Einstein condensate is made onboard the International Space Station
Fifth state of matter has distinctive features when created in orbit
Laser-driven shock waves recreate deep-Earth environment
X-ray diffraction technique could also shed light on conditions within “super-Earth” exoplanets
Colliding galaxies created the solar system, say astronomers
Sun was born when the Sagittarius galaxy passed through the Milky Way
Neutron stars may contain free quarks
Quark-matter cores likely in the most massive stars, say researchers
Latest articles in astronomy and space
Read article: Hubble trouble, fighting ‘flat-Earthers’ and blue lasers for batteries: the July 2020 edition of Physics World is now out
Hubble trouble, fighting ‘flat-Earthers’ and blue lasers for batteries: the July 2020 edition of Physics World is now out
Explore the latest issue of your favourite physics magazine
Read article: Why the SpaceX/NASA launch is so important, how to be a successful physics YouTuber
Why the SpaceX/NASA launch is so important, how to be a successful physics YouTuber
Travelling into orbit and using a green screen are on the agenda this week
Read article: The Cassini spacecraft mission at Saturn
The Cassini spacecraft mission at Saturn
Available to watch now, explore the ending of the Cassini spacecraft mission at Saturn as sponsored by XIA and AWE
Read article: Astronomers see first evidence of a new planet being born
Astronomers see first evidence of a new planet being born
Combined measurements from two ESO telescopes provide evidence that a new planet is currently forming around the young star AB Aurigae
Read article: Planned NASA space telescope renamed after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman
Planned NASA space telescope renamed after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman
The WFIRST mission will now be known as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Read article: If ‘Planet Nine’ is a primordial black hole, could we detect it with a fleet of tiny spacecraft?
If ‘Planet Nine’ is a primordial black hole, could we detect it with a fleet of tiny spacecraft?
Two proposals say a laser-driven swarm of sub-relativistic probes could do the trick
Read article: Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers could reveal quark-gluon plasma
Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers could reveal quark-gluon plasma
Hybrid neutron stars could contain quark-matter cores
Read article: Astronomers discover nearest black hole to Earth – so far
Astronomers discover nearest black hole to Earth – so far
A triple system that can be observed with the naked eye is found to include an invisible black hole
Read article: MRI reveals long-term effects of space travel on the brain
MRI reveals long-term effects of space travel on the brain
Brain MRI shows that long-duration microgravity exposure expands astronauts’ brain fluid volumes and can cause pituitary gland deformation
Read article: Ultracold atomic comagnetometer joins the search for dark matter
Ultracold atomic comagnetometer joins the search for dark matter
Bose–Einstein condensate could detect axion-mediated interactions
Read article: Sun could be in midlife doldrums, survey of stellar activity reveals
Sun could be in midlife doldrums, survey of stellar activity reveals
Sun is far less active than other similar stars
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