For the first time, scientists have measured the violent death spiral of two dense neutron stars via gravitational waves. This […]
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Cassini’s grand finale nears – Expert Reaction
After a 20 year mission, NASA’s spacecraft Cassini will meet its demise this week by plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere and […]
Continue readingEarth-like planet around the Sun’s closest neighbour – Expert reaction
UPDATED: A small rocky planet has been discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Sun’s closest stellar neighbour, and it may sustain an atmosphere […]
Continue readingGravitational wave discovery – In the News
The discovery of tiny ripples in the fabric of space and time is causing big waves in national and global […]
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Scientists have confirmed the discovery of minuscule ripples in the fabric of space and time. This morning (NZT) researchers from […]
Continue readingNew Windows on the Universe – Prof David Wiltshire
As researchers with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announce they have spotted gravitational waves – ripples in space itself […]
Continue readingWeighty neutrino discovery wins Nobel – Expert Reaction
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015 has been awarded to two researchers who unravelled the mystery of the neutrino […]
Continue reading2014 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to blue LED inventors
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two Japanese scientists and a Japanese-born American for developing the […]
Continue readingHiggs Boson theory earns Nobel for Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the theorists who predicted the Higgs Boson particle 50 years before […]
Continue readingKiwi ‘Party Animal’ physicist awarded Einstein Medal
A New Zealand scientist has been awarded a prestigious medal in recognition of his furthering the work of Albert Einstein. […]
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