Read article 'Cosmic leptons challenge dark-matter detection'
Cosmic leptons challenge dark-matter detection
Recent data favour an astrophysical explanation for cosmic-ray features.
Read article 'Cosmic leptons challenge dark-matter detection'
Read article 'Playing with Planets'
Playing with Planets
Herbi Dreiner reviews in 2009 Playing with Planets.
Read article 'The ESA Planck spacecraft heads off to its final destination after successful launch'
The ESA Planck spacecraft heads off to its final destination after successful launch
Planck, ESA's new spacecraft to map the cosmic microwave background, successfully took its first steps into space on 14 May when it was launched together with the far-infrared space telescope Hersche...
Read article 'XMM-Newton observes emission from matter around a black hole'
XMM-Newton observes emission from matter around a black hole
A recent observation by the XMM-Newton satellite revealed two prominent emission lines in the X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert galaxy 1H 0707-495.
Read article 'Fermi measures the spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons and positrons'
Fermi measures the spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons and positrons
The Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope can find out about more than gamma rays. It has now provided the most accurate measurement of the spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons and positrons. These results are consis...
Read article 'Cosmology’s golden age'
Cosmology’s golden age
Nobel laureate George Smoot looks at exciting times now and to come in cosmology.
Read article 'A MAGIC touch brings astronomical delights'
A MAGIC touch brings astronomical delights
Twin imaging air-Cherenkov telescopes on La Palma peer deep into the gamma-ray universe.
Read article 'PAMELA finds an anomalous cosmic positron abundance'
PAMELA finds an anomalous cosmic positron abundance
The collaboration for the Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics (PAMELA) experiment has published evidence of a cosmic-positron abundance in the 1.5–100 GeV range.
Read article 'New Zealand meeting looks at dark matter'
New Zealand meeting looks at dark matter
The Dark 2009 conference took place in Christchurch earlier this year.
Read article 'MAGIC becomes twice as good'
MAGIC becomes twice as good
Now the MAGIC-I telescope is being joined by a sibling, MAGIC-II, which has similar characteristics together with several improvements.
