Today’s physics news: Mood grim over Mars probe fault, Universe’s first stars not so big after all and more

Today’s physics news: Mood grim over Mars probe fault, Universe’s first stars not so big after all and more

Mood grim over Mars probe fault
Russian space scientists are growing increasingly gloomy about the prospects of saving the country’s $170m (£107m) mission to a moon of Mars.
BBC

The computer will see you now
‘Computational pathologist’ diagnoses different grades of breast cancer.
Nature

Universe’s first stars not so big after all
The discovery that the first stars were surprisingly lightweight helps explain why some present-day elements are more abundant than others
New Scientist

Pristine relics of the Big Bang spotted
Two far-off gas clouds appear untouched by stars
Physics World