Read article 'Microwaves map the early universe in detail…'
The eagerly awaited first full-sky map from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has been released by NASA. The satellite, which has been observing the cosmic microwave background radiation...
Read article 'Element Genesis, solving the mystery a video release'
Jacques Visser reviews in 2003 Element Genesis, solving the mystery a video release.
Read article 'Flash! The Hunt for the Biggest Explosions in the Universe and The Biggest Bangs: The Mystery of Gamma-Ray Bursts, The Most Violent Explosions in the Universe'
Robert Eisenstein reviews in 2003 Flash! The Hunt for the Biggest Explosions in the Universe and The Biggest Bangs: The Mystery of Gamma-Ray Bursts, The Most Violent Explosions in the Universe.
Read article 'INTEGRAL sees first light'
At the end of last year, the first images from the INTEGRAL gamma-ray satellite were released to enthusiastic astronomers.
Read article 'COSMO-02 views the universe from Chicago'
Christian Armendáriz-Picón and Géraldine Servant report from the sixth conference in the COSMO series.
Read article 'Understanding the physics of the universe'
A new institute at Stanford comes at just the right time, says Roger Blandford, future director of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Read article 'Gravitational lens sheds light on dark energy'
Observations of radio emission from distant quasars have given new weight to the theory of dark energy – a kind of vacuum energy density that changes the acceleration of the universe. Quasars ar...
Read article 'Cosmic accelerator reveals hot spots'
Radio galaxies are characterized by enormous jets, up to millions of light-years across, shooting out charged particles at up to almost the speed of light. Bright spots of emission are seen at the end...
Read article 'DASI measures CMB polarization'
The Degree Angular Scale Interferometer (DASI) has announced the first measurements of the polarization of cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation.
Read article '2002 Nobel Prize for Physics is announced'
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Physics to three astrophysics pioneers.
