Read article 'Muon magnetism study reveals new twist'
In the latest twist to the US Brookhaven laboratory's high-precision muon magnetism experiment, researchers announced in July a result slightly at odds with the Standard Model of particle physics.
Read article 'DESY turns storage ring into light source'
The new light source, PETRA III, will run at 6 GeV with a current of more than 100 mA.
Read article 'UK signs up to ESO'
On 1 July, the UK officially became a member of the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Read article 'Publishers make JHEP archive available online at no charge'
The Journal of High Energy Physics archive, 1997-2001, plus current 2002 material has been made available free of charge by Institute of Physics Publishing until the end of the year.
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.
