Read article 'Compact star hints at vacuum polarisation'
Compact star hints at vacuum polarisation
Astronomers may have found the first observational indication of a strange quantum effect called vacuum birefringence.
Read article 'Compact star hints at vacuum polarisation'
Read article 'The dawn of a new era'
The dawn of a new era
Gravitational waves open a profound new vista on nature.
Read article 'General relativity at 100'
General relativity at 100
Testing Einstein’s masterpiece with ever increasing precision.
Read article 'Catching a gravitational wave'
Catching a gravitational wave
The technology behind LIGO’s epochal discovery.
Read article 'Linking waves to particles'
Linking waves to particles
Gravitational waves could also shed light on the microscopic world.
Read article 'n_TOF deepens search for missing cosmic lithium'
n_TOF deepens search for missing cosmic lithium
CERN’s neutron time-of-flight (n_TOF) facility has filled in a missing piece of the cosmological-lithium problem puzzle.
Read article 'Hubble misses 90% of distant galaxies'
Hubble misses 90% of distant galaxies
A team of astronomers has estimated that the number of galaxies in the observable universe is around two trillion.
Read article 'Testing times for space–time symmetry'
Testing times for space–time symmetry
Numerous experiments, many of them at CERN, are testing for violations of Lorentz and CPT symmetry in the search for new physics.
Read article 'Cosmic rays continue to confound'
Cosmic rays continue to confound
Five years of data from the AMS experiment on board the International Space Station reveal intriguing features, says Sam Ting.
Read article 'Gaia compiles largest ever stellar survey'
Gaia compiles largest ever stellar survey
On 13 September, 1000 days after the satellite’s launch, the Gaia team published a preliminary catalogue of more than a billion stars.
