Current Events

To hear an explanation of the gravity wave detection, listen to a recent interview with Prof. J. Craig Wheeler of UT at: Longhorn Lab Report: February 18, 2016. Part of this interview is about UT's role in developing computational relativity; direct discussion of the detection starts at about 15:46.
First Direct Detection of Gravity Waves, on Sep. 14, 2016. Some links:
Five Planets can be seen at the same time in the morning sky, late January to early February. [pdf]
Claim that the Solar System must contain a ninth planet (but it hasn't been seen yet). [pdf]