Read article 'Domenico Pacini and the origin of cosmic rays'
Domenico Pacini and the origin of cosmic rays
A forgotten pioneer of the early days of cosmic-ray research.
Read article 'Domenico Pacini and the origin of cosmic rays'
Read article 'Studies of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays look to the future'
Studies of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays look to the future
A symposium at CERN discussed the challenges in detecting extreme events.
Read article 'ALICE looks to the skies'
ALICE looks to the skies
ALICE is one of the four big experiments at CERN’s LHC. It is devoted mainly to the study of a new phase of matter, the quark–gluon plasma, which is created in heavy-ion collisions at very ...
Read article 'Cherenkov Telescope Array is set to open new windows'
Cherenkov Telescope Array is set to open new windows
A new facility to push forward very high-energy gamma-ray astronomy.
Read article 'The discovery of air-Cherenkov radiation'
The discovery of air-Cherenkov radiation
How a simple but audacious experiment opened up a new technique.
Read article 'IceCube observations challenge ideas on cosmic-ray origins'
IceCube observations challenge ideas on cosmic-ray origins
The IceCube collaboration, with a detector that looks at a cubic kilometre of ice at the South Pole, has searched for evidence of neutrinos associated with gamma-ray bursts (GRBs).
Read article 'Black hole is seen feasting on a stellar core'
Black hole is seen feasting on a stellar core
Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close to it. By following the event over hundreds of days they could identify for...
Read article 'Adventures in Cosmology'
Adventures in Cosmology
This up-to-date collection of review articles offers a general introduction to cosmology by experts in various fields.
Read article 'L’enigma dei raggi cosmici. Le più grandi energie dell’ universo'
L’enigma dei raggi cosmici. Le più grandi energie dell’ universo
Roberto Battiston reviews in 2012 (in English) L’enigma dei raggi cosmici. Le più grandi energie dell’ universo.
Read article 'The Universe: A Challenge to the Mind'
The Universe: A Challenge to the Mind
In this book, Jacques Vanier gives a comprehensive picture of the physical laws that appear to regulate the functioning of the universe, from the atomic to the cosmic world.
