Read article 'Multi-messenger adventures'
Multi-messenger adventures
"This book offers a well-balanced introduction to particle and astroparticle physics, requiring only a basic background of classical and quantum physics."
Read article 'Multi-messenger adventures'
Read article 'DESY’s astroparticle aspirations'
DESY’s astroparticle aspirations
Christian Stegmann, director of DESY’s newly established research division for astroparticle physics, describes the ambitious plans ahead in this vibrant field.
Read article 'First images of the centre of a galaxy'
First images of the centre of a galaxy
On 10 April, researchers working on the Event Horizon Telescope released the first direct image of a black hole.
Read article 'Mysterious burst confounds astrophysicists'
Mysterious burst confounds astrophysicists
Hypotheses are that the Cow was either a compact object being destroyed when coming too close to a black hole, or a special type of supernova in which a black hole or magnetar is produced.
Read article 'Colliders join the hunt for dark energy'
Colliders join the hunt for dark energy
The ATLAS collaboration carried out a first collider search for light scalar particles that could contribute to the accelerating expansion of the universe.
Read article 'Solving the next mystery in astrophysics'
Solving the next mystery in astrophysics
Until recently the number of theories on the origin of fast radio bursts outnumbered the number of observations.
Read article 'Gaia finds evidence of old Milky Way merger'
Gaia finds evidence of old Milky Way merger
Many of the stars appearing in the night sky did not originate from within our galaxy.
Read article 'Particle physics meets astrophysics and gravity'
Particle physics meets astrophysics and gravity
The 7th International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics (ICNFP 2018) took place on 4–12 July in Kolymbari, Crete.
Read article 'Gravitational hunt for extra dimensions'
Gravitational hunt for extra dimensions
If extra dimensions are large, part of the gravitational field would “leak” into the extra dimensions and gravitational waves would be weaker than expected.
Read article 'Particle interactions up to the highest energies'
Particle interactions up to the highest energies
The 20th International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions (ISVHECRI 2018) was held in Nagoya, Japan.
