Could the theory which predicted gravitational waves be wrong?
The detection of gravitational waves scooped the 2017 Nobel physics prize. But in a Perimeter Institute lecture Erik Verlinde proposes a rather different theory of gravity
'A new way to study our universe': what gravitational waves mean for future science
The 2017 physics Nobel prize was awarded for the detection of gravitational waves. But what else could be revealed now that this discovery has been made?
Rainer Weiss, Barry C Barish and Kip S Thorne win the 2017 Nobel prize in physics – as it happened
The trio have been honoured for their work on constructing Ligo and the detection of gravitational waves – follow the live reaction here
September 2017
New gravitational wave detection shows shape of ripples from black hole collision
For the first time, astronomers have detail on the 3D pattern of warping that occurs when black holes with masses of 31 and 25 times that of the sun collide
August 2017
Spacewatch
Sun setter: ESA to create its own solar eclipses
Spacewatch Agency’s Proba-3 mission plans pair of formation-flying spacecraft to form eclipses in space for corona research
