Steven Gubser, a Bright Star in the Physics Universe, Dies at 47

He did groundbreaking work toward finding a “theory of everything.” He died in an Alpine rock-climbing…

Hubble’s Legacy

This Picture of the Week shows a dwarf galaxy named UGC 685. Such galaxies are small and contain just a…

Earth from space: Castelli Romani

In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over a…

Castelli Romani, Italy

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over a set of small towns in the Colli Albani…

In Greenland village, shorter winters cast doubts over dog sledding

Tethered between pastel-coloured wooden houses in the Greenlandic village of Kulusuk and on hills nearby, the…

Black hole movies coming soon, says leading astronomer

By the time an international group of scientists stunned the world with the first ever image…

'It's hell everywhere': collecting Dorian's dead in ravaged Bahamas

In the desolation left after Hurricane Dorian carved a murderous path across the northern Bahamas, six…

Confusion and delays at Nassau airport hamper hurricane response

After arriving at Nassau Airport, volunteers from NGO Samaritan’s Purse hoped to quickly reach areas devastated…

N. Carolina faces 'long night' as Dorian's Bahamas toll rises

North Carolina braced for a “long night” of strong winds and driving rain as Hurricane Dorian…

City of hope rises from Madagascar garbage site

When he was six, Liva spent his days rummaging around an enormous landfill overlooking the hills…