Read article 'Looking at the stars from a well'
Observing what goes on in the heart of stars from deep below ground is an effective tool for understanding stellar interiors and the primordial universe, as Gianni Fiorentini and Alessandro Pascolini ...
Read article 'Key piece for gamma-ray burst puzzle'
A peculiar gamma-ray burst has been detected by ESA’s INTEGRAL gamma-ray mission. This sub-energetic burst makes the link between an earlier anomalous event and all other bursts detected so far....
Read article 'X-ray constraints on dark energy'
The existence and nature of dark energy has been probed using images of galaxy clusters obtained by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. These results are completely independent from the previous s...
Read article 'Closest view of active galactic nucleus'
Observations with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at the ESO Paranal Observatory in Chile are for the first time providing a clear picture of the immediate surroundings of the black hol...
Read article 'Theory and experiment peer across the frontier'
The fourth conference in the "Beyond" series presented a clear overview of - and beyond - the current frontiers of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
Read article 'VLT detects farthest known galaxy'
The discovery of a galaxy at a redshift of 10.0 smashes the record for the most distant object known in the universe. The detection of this very faint galaxy was made possible by combining the amplifi...
Read article 'There’s plenty of room at the top'
Space is the ultimate laboratory for fundamental physics and the possibility of holding experiments there was the theme of the SpacePart '03 conference. Roberto Battiston reports.
Read article 'ASACUSA probes the astrophysical ‘ice age’'
Given the apparent absence of antimatter at the cosmic scale, it might seem strange that a recent paper from the ASACUSA collaboration on quantum tunneling effects in collisions between antiprotonic h...
Read article 'Star ripped apart by giant black hole'
It has long been predicted that the very strong tidal forces of supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies are able to disrupt stars venturing too close. Observational evidence for this phenom...
Read article 'Bringing the heavens down to Earth'
Recent developments and discoveries in astrophysics, particle physics and cosmology are creating an increasing synergy between astroparticle physics and particle physics at accelerators, as Nikolaos M...
