Read article 'VLT discovers early galactic cluster'
How the first groups of galaxies formed is one of the biggest mysteries in modern cosmology. Now another piece of the puzzle has been identified by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, with the di...
Read article 'New study takes a dim view of quasars'
Some of the universe’s most luminous objects might not be as bright as they seem. A recent study suggests that around a third of high-redshift quasars may have their emission magnified by a fact...
Read article 'MiniBooNE detector is complete'
The MiniBooNE experiment at the US Fermilab achieved two major milestones recently, as the tank was filled with the last drops of mineral oil and the first trickle of beam was delivered to the tempora...
Read article 'Cosmic-ray apparatus images Moon’s shadow'
A dedicated cosmic-ray experiment making use of the muon identification system of CERN's L3 experiment collected cosmic ray muons between April 1999 until L3 finished taking data in 2000.
Read article 'Europe coordinates astroparticle research'
European astroparticle physics received a boost last year with the formation of the Astroparticle Physics European Coordination (APPEC), established in an agreement signed by funding agencies from Fra...
Read article 'Fermilab experiment hints at double charm'
The SELEX experiment at Fermilab has announced three candidates for doubly charmed baryons.
Read article 'RIKEN and Brookhaven renew their vows'
At a ceremony marking the beginning of spin physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, the US laboratory renewed its collaboration agreement with Japan's Institute of...
Read article 'New dipole moment centre inaugurated'
A new laboratory inaugurated in May at the University of Sussex, UK, aims to shed light on matter-antimatter asymmetry by measuring the electric dipole moment of the neutron.
Read article 'Daresbury’s proposed 4G light source moves forward'
Following extensive peer review, the fourth-generation light source proposed for the Daresbury laboratory, UK, has been given the green light to proceed to the next stage of planning.
Read article 'CERN’s summer student programme turns 40'
It was in 1962, when Victor Weisskopf was CERN director-general, that the laboratory’s summer student programme began.
