Read article 'Planck reveals a stellar first year'
Planck reveals a stellar first year
The first results from Planck are already providing new insights into astrophysics.
Read article 'Planck reveals a stellar first year'
Read article 'The origin of cosmic rays'
The origin of cosmic rays
Fine structure in the energy spectrum provides new clues.
Read article 'Hubble: A Journey Through Space and Time'
Hubble: A Journey Through Space and Time
Jesse Karjalainen reviews in 2010 Hubble: A Journey Through Space and Time.
Read article 'Massive neutron star can’t be exotic matter'
Massive neutron star can’t be exotic matter
The most precise determination yet of the mass of a heavy neutron star in a binary system has important implications on its matter content. With a mass twice that of the Sun, the millisecond-pulsar J1...
Read article 'Exoplanet hunters find rich planetary systems'
Exoplanet hunters find rich planetary systems
The time when isolated extrasolar planets were discovered is over, with the detection of two entire systems of six and possibly even seven planets orbiting nearby stars. These recent discoveries by tw...
Read article 'TRIUMF lays on a feast of nuclear physics'
TRIUMF lays on a feast of nuclear physics
The INPC 2010 meeting reveals a healthy and dynamic research field.
Read article 'Cosmic accelerators may be at work in the Milky Way'
Cosmic accelerators may be at work in the Milky Way
Measurements by the Pierre Auger Observatory may provide evidence of natural nuclear accelerators at work in the local galaxy, the Milky Way.
Read article 'Colliding galaxies formed giant black holes'
Colliding galaxies formed giant black holes
Like Ben Johnson’s explosive jump out of the starting blocks for 100 m, the growth of supermassive black holes had a “jump start” in the early universe. What triggered this fast...
Read article 'Herschel delivers first results'
Herschel delivers first results
The first scientific results obtained by the Herschel infrared observatory have been published in a special issue of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Based on data collected during the first ...
Read article 'X-rays reveal missing matter in hot gas'
X-rays reveal missing matter in hot gas
X-ray observations suggest that about half of the ordinary, baryonic matter in the universe is in the form of hot, diffuse gas. The detection of absorption lines from the Sculptor Wall by the two lead...
