Read article 'PAMELA’s quest for answers to cosmic questions'
PAMELA’s quest for answers to cosmic questions
The latest results after five years in space.
Read article 'PAMELA’s quest for answers to cosmic questions'
Read article 'Swift witnesses a black hole devouring a star'
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'
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'
Endeavour takes passion, precision and patience
Sam Ting shares his thoughts as AMS-02 is launched into space.
Read article 'AMS takes off'
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'
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...
Read article 'ICARUS starts to fly'
ICARUS starts to fly
The experiment for Imaging Cosmic and Rare Underground Signals (ICARUS) was officially inaugurated on 29 March at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory.
Read article 'INTEGRAL sees gamma rays from black-hole jets'
INTEGRAL sees gamma rays from black-hole jets
A detailed analysis of observations of Cygnus X-1 by ESA’s International Gamma-ray Astronomical Laboratory (INTEGRAL) has found strongly polarized gamma-ray emission. The polarization sugge...
Read article 'PAMELA data challenge theory for cosmic-ray acceleration'
PAMELA data challenge theory for cosmic-ray acceleration
The satellite experiment Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) has reported finding differences between the shapes of the energy spectra of protons and heliu...
Read article 'Superfluidity at work in neutron star’s core'
Superfluidity at work in neutron star’s core
The rapid decline in temperature of a young neutron star in the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) suggests superfluidity and superconductivity at its core. This conclusion, based on observat...
