Yuri Milner

The awards ceremony was hosted by Morgan Freeman. Source: Breakthrough/Facebook

Glam Science Awards for Cancer Studies, Big Bang Leftovers and Abstract Geometry

The Wire Staff 04/12/2017

A total of $22 million was given away in...

observatory

How 2016 Heralded a New Kind of Race Into the Final Frontier

Narayan Prasad 31/12/2016

This time, it’s not one country against another as...

The bright star on the left, Alpha Centauri, is in fact two stars close together: Alpha Centauri A and B. A much dimmer star, circled in red, is Proxima Centauri and is thought to be orbiting the A/B pair. The bright star on the right is Beta Centauri, considered to be a separate stellar system. Credit: Skatebiker/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Starshot, a Billionaire’s New Mission to Get to Alpha Centauri in 20 Years

Vasudevan Mukunth 13/04/2016

Yuri Milner announced a $100-million grant to find out...

Winners of the 2015 Breakthrough Prize, at a ceremony in California. Source: breakthroughprize.org

Breakthrough Prizes Reward Achievements in Genetics, Particle Physics and Geometry

The Wire Staff 09/11/2015

Previous winners of the Breakthrough Prizes include string theorist...

Radio telescopes. Credit: SETI

Is There Anybody Out There? Russian Billionaire’s $100m May Get Us Some Answers.

The Wire Staff 21/07/2015

The initiative, which includes physicist Stephen Hawking, will use...