Read article 'Magnetic detector sees cosmic-ray anomalies'
Magnetic detector sees cosmic-ray anomalies
From 2 to 12 June 1998, AMS was the primary payload of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery in orbit 400 km above the Earth.
Read article 'Magnetic detector sees cosmic-ray anomalies'
Read article 'Accelerating power for LHC'
Accelerating power for LHC
For CERN's new LHC proton collider, superconducting magnets will not be the only super- conducting technology in the 27 km ring.
Read article 'B-factory sees first B events'
B-factory sees first B events
On the morning of 26 May 1999, physicists recorded the first events in the large BaBar detector at the asymmetric B-factory at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Read article 'Precision physics progress'
Precision physics progress
CERN's LEP electronpositron collider has underlined the importance of precision measurements in particle physics.
Read article 'Space agency looks to the future'
Space agency looks to the future
“The decisions taken here in Brussels will set the direction for the agency for the next five years and beyond,” said European Space Agency (ESA) director Antonio Rodota, following a meeti...
Read article 'Astrowatch'
Astrowatch
Planck and FIRST given go-ahead The planning of two major astrophysics missions has been approved by ESA’s scientific policy committee. The satellites Planck and FIRST will be launched together ...
Read article 'Space Shuttle experiment reveals unexplained particle behaviour'
Space Shuttle experiment reveals unexplained particle behaviour
A spaceborne particle physics experiment has come up with new information on the distribution of cosmic-ray particles.
Read article 'Major agreement made with China'
Major agreement made with China
Underlining the worldwide involvement in the programme at CERN's LHC collider, a milestone agreement brings funding from Chinese bodies for the LHC CMS experiment.
Read article 'DAFNE and KLOE’s kaons'
DAFNE and KLOE’s kaons
The DAFNE electronpositron collider at Frascati and its KLOE detector are flexing their muscles.
Read article 'Countering the beam-beam effect'
Countering the beam-beam effect
A theme that is common to many new particle colliders is the determined push to extend the physics reach by boosting the collision rate (luminosity).
