The Astronomy FSP checks in from South Africa: Between astronomy lectures and labs, students tour the Cape Peninsula. Prof. Brian Chaboyer reports "perfect weather, lots of great scenery and beaches, along with many penguins."
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Prof. Ryan Hickox and an international team of astrophysics colleagues report on an unusual phenomenon in a galaxy far, far away—more than 5 billion light-years away; and a long time ago—almost halfway back in space-time to the Big Bang.
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In an interview with IOPscience, graduate student researcher Peter Johnson explains his latest work with Prof. Lorenza Viola.
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Prof. Jim LaBelle, principal investigator of the CAPER mission to study the aurora borealis, reflects on the November delay of the NASA rocket launch from the Andoya Rocket Range, Norway.
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Marcelo Gleiser writes about the most famous scientist alive today --- and a new movie.
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