Read article 'The discovery of air-Cherenkov radiation'
The discovery of air-Cherenkov radiation
How a simple but audacious experiment opened up a new technique.
Read article 'The discovery of air-Cherenkov radiation'
Read article 'IceCube observations challenge ideas on cosmic-ray origins'
IceCube observations challenge ideas on cosmic-ray origins
The IceCube collaboration, with a detector that looks at a cubic kilometre of ice at the South Pole, has searched for evidence of neutrinos associated with gamma-ray bursts (GRBs).
Read article 'Black hole is seen feasting on a stellar core'
Black hole is seen feasting on a stellar core
Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close to it. By following the event over hundreds of days they could identify for...
Read article 'Adventures in Cosmology'
Adventures in Cosmology
This up-to-date collection of review articles offers a general introduction to cosmology by experts in various fields.
Read article 'L’enigma dei raggi cosmici. Le più grandi energie dell’ universo'
L’enigma dei raggi cosmici. Le più grandi energie dell’ universo
Roberto Battiston reviews in 2012 (in English) L’enigma dei raggi cosmici. Le più grandi energie dell’ universo.
Read article 'The Universe: A Challenge to the Mind'
The Universe: A Challenge to the Mind
In this book, Jacques Vanier gives a comprehensive picture of the physical laws that appear to regulate the functioning of the universe, from the atomic to the cosmic world.
Read article 'Edoardo Amaldi ATV launches into space'
Edoardo Amaldi ATV launches into space
A leading figure of 20th-century experimental physics, Edoardo Amaldi was one of the main players in the process that turned the dreams of large, transnational scientific projects among European count...
Read article 'Gamma-ray observations constrain dark matter'
Gamma-ray observations constrain dark matter
Dark matter remains dark. The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope could not detect an annihilation signal from dark-matter reservoirs in nearby dwarf galaxies. This nonetheless constrains the properties o...
Read article 'Planck reveals details across the Milky Way'
Planck reveals details across the Milky Way
While awaiting the Planck mission results on the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the scientific community must be content with measurements on foreground sources. Those are nevertheless providing i...
Read article 'Introduction to Black Hole Physics'
Introduction to Black Hole Physics
This text combines physical, mathematical and astrophysical aspects of black-hole theory.
