So, along with everything else that happened in 2017, astrophysics had a discovery so big (neutron star merger-associated gravitational waves) that roughly 1/3 of living, active astrophysicists were listed as co-authors on the official paper.
In addition, gene editing/biomed engineering continues to make revolutionary discoveries monthly.
Science marches on. And 2018 won't be an exception.
@JWilliams Good to know. Is the “official paper” (or a solid abstract) available to read online?
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@Shay And actually, there was more than one paper :) This one details the coincident gravitational wave and gamma ray detection: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/aa920c/pdf