Read article 'The primary mechanism of blue stragglers is stellar cannibalism'
The long-standing mystery of the origin of blue stragglers in globular clusters has been solved. Researchers have found that these overweight stars do not result primarily from collisions between star...
Read article 'CMS does a full cosmic-data run'
On 11 November 2008 the conclusion of a month-long, major data-taking run by the CMS collaboration brought a two-year commissioning phase to a successful close.
Read article 'Pierre Auger Collaboration inaugurates observatory'
More than 200 guests and 100 collaboration members celebrated the inauguration of the Pierre Auger Observatory at its southern site in Malargüe, Argentina, on 14 November.
Read article 'Proton-rich nuclei shed light on heavy-element synthesis in cosmos'
Measurements of the half lives of two heavy elements by the NSCL.
Read article 'Chandra improves dark-energy constraints'
Evidence that the nature of dark energy is a cosmological constant is gathering strength. By adding independent constraints on dark energy from X-ray observations of clusters of galaxies by the Chandr...
Read article 'Protons and neutrons cosy up in nuclei and neutron stars'
Isolating the signal of short-range correlated nucleons may lead to a deeper understanding of cold, dense nuclear systems
Read article 'A Primer on the Physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background'
This book presents the essential theoretical tools necessary to acquire a modern working knowledge of CMB physics.
Read article 'EC funds design study for gravitational observatory'
The European Commission (EC) has allocated €3 million within the Seventh Framework Programme for preliminary studies for the development of the Einstein Telescope – a major new gravitational-wave...
Read article 'Fermi discovers a gamma-ray-only pulsar'
The first highlight of the recently launched Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope is the discovery of a new type of object: a gamma-ray pulsar without detectable pulsations at radio, optical or X-ray wavel...
Read article 'Gamma-ray astronomers convene in Heidelberg'
High-energy, gamma-ray astronomy symposium
