Read article 'Hot gas reveals cold dark matter'
The long controversy between cold-dark-matter and hot-dark-matter models is rapidly nearing an end. A recent study of the X-ray emission of hot gas in a massive cluster of galaxies has allowed astrono...
Read article 'Gamma-ray bursts made by supernovae'
The discovery of the supernova SN2003dh at the location of the Gamma-ray burst GRB030329 enlightens the search for the origin of GRBs.
Read article 'The race to observe gamma-ray bursts'
After the precise localization of a new gamma-ray burst, several institutes try to obtain an image of its optical counterpart as quickly as possible.
Read article 'Neutrinos: universal messengers at all scales'
The beautiful interior of the San Vidal church in Venice was the setting for a workshop on neutrino telescopes, which looked at the many messages neutrinos carry.
Read article 'Neutrinos limit role of CNO cycle'
The Sun burns through various nuclear reactions with the same net effect - the fusion of four protons to form a nucleus of helium, with the release of energy.
Read article 'Universe may end in a Big Rip'
“Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice” wrote the poet Robert Frost in 1916. A third, even more fantastic possibility for the death of the universe has just been proposed. T...
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.
