Read article 'First LHC sector and inner triplets pass the latest tests'
On 13 July, an inner triplet assembly of quadrupole magnets successfully completed a pressure test in the LHC tunnel, after installation of metal cartridges to reinforce internal support structures t...
Read article 'Hubble detects ring of dark matter'
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter that formed during a titanic collision between two massive galaxy clusters. Because ordinary matter in the cl...
Read article 'German particle physics gets funding boost'
Physicists in Germany will soon be able to strengthen their role in the international quest to understand the fundamental laws of nature.
Read article 'AGILE takes its place in orbit'
On 23 April, the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launched the Italian astronomical satellite, AGILE, into orbit from the Sriharikota base in Chennai-Madras.
Read article 'Borexino begins data taking at Gran Sasso'
The Borexino detector is now fully operational at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso.
Read article 'VIRGO opens up new astronomy'
On 18 May, the Virgo laser interferometer for the detection of gravitational waves started its first science run at the European Gravitational Observatory, Pisa, marking a step forward towards a new ...
Read article 'DØ and CDF find same new baryon'
After several years of independently gathering and analyzing data at Fermilab’s Tevatron, the DØ and CDF collaborations have reported the observation of the same new baryon within days of each othe...
Read article '…and Council approves additional resources'
In another major development, Council approved a programme of additional activities together with the associated budget resources.
Read article 'CERN announces new date for LHC start-up…'
Speaking at the 142nd session of the CERN Council on 22 June, CERN’s director-general, Robert Aymar, announced that the LHC will start up in May 2008, taking the first steps towards studying physic...
Read article 'Astronomers discover Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone'
A rocky planet only five times the mass of the Earth was discovered around the nearby low-mass star Gliese 581. This is the most Earth-like planet known to date and furthermore its orbit is at th...
