Read article 'Crisis for cosmology?'
Crisis for cosmology?
A new fit to Planck’s 2018 data release exchanges an anomalously large lensing amplitude for a higher energy density, thereby inferring a closed universe.
Read article 'Crisis for cosmology?'
Read article '2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for cosmic perspectives'
2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for cosmic perspectives
One half of the prize was granted to James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in cosmology, while the other was shared between Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for the discovery of an exoplanet orbitin...
Read article 'KAGRA complete'
KAGRA complete
KAGRA is the first gravitational-wave detector to operate at cryogenic temperatures.
Read article 'Astronomers scale new summit'
Astronomers scale new summit
The world’s largest optical/near-infrared telescope, the Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, will bring mysteries such as dark energy into focus.
Read article 'MAGIC spots epic gamma-ray burst'
MAGIC spots epic gamma-ray burst
TeV photons from distant gamma-ray burst provide evidence for synchrotron self-Compton process.
Read article 'Building Gargantua'
Building Gargantua
Oliver James describes the visual effects which produced the black hole in Interstellar.
Read article 'TAUP tackles topical questions'
TAUP tackles topical questions
The 16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics was held in Toyama, Japan from 9–13 September.
Read article 'The galaxy that feeds three times per day'
The galaxy that feeds three times per day
Astronomers puzzled by galaxy that emits strong bursts of X-rays every nine hours.
Read article 'A new centre for astroparticle theory'
A new centre for astroparticle theory
On 10 July, CERN and the Astroparticle Physics European Consortium (APPEC) founded a new research centre for astroparticle physics theory called EuCAPT.
Read article 'Grappling with dark energy'
Grappling with dark energy
Adam Riess discusses intriguing discrepancies in the value of the Hubble constant.
