Read article 'Gravitational waves: European detectors keep up the pace'
For several years the European gravitational-wave detectors GEO600 (a collaboration between Germany and the UK), close to Hanover, and Virgo (a collaboration between Italy, France, the Netherlands, Po...
Read article 'Herschel favours quiet galaxy build-up theory'
Did most galaxies form their stars through violent and tumultuous merging events or via more steady and gentle processes? A study of deep-field observations by the Herschel Space Observatory favours a...
Read article 'A diamond planet is found around a pulsar'
“Remember when you were young, you shone like the Sun”, opens the famous song Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Written as a tribute to Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd’s lead musician until 1975, ...
Read article 'Cluster satellites observe plasma jets in situ'
While astrophysical jets are often powered by black holes, high-speed plasma flows are also ejected by solar flares and can even arise in the Earth’s magnetosphere. The four Cluster spacecraft h...
Read article 'PAMELA’s quest for answers to cosmic questions'
The latest results after five years in space.
Read article 'Swift witnesses a black hole devouring a star'
Follow-up observations of an apparently normal gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected by NASA’s Swift satellite have identified the event as a star being ripped apart by a massive black hole in a distan...
Read article 'AMS: the search for exotic matter goes into space'
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer reaches its final destination.
Read article 'Endeavour takes passion, precision and patience'
Sam Ting shares his thoughts as AMS-02 is launched into space.
Read article 'AMS takes off'
The space shuttle Endeavour launched successfully on its 25th and final spaceflight on 16 May at 08.56 a.m. local time.
Read article 'Gravity Probe B confirms Einstein’s general relativity'
The final results of the Gravity Probe B (GP-B) satellite confirm two key predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic and frame-dragging effects. The precise dete...
