Prof. An Tao from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a novel ...

It was August 7, 1912, and Victor Hess was about to solve a mystery. The Austrian physicist climbed aboard a highly combustible, hydrogen-filled balloon, carrying three electroscopes — small, ...

Outside Eve Ostriker’s office door stretches the universe, dotted with orange galaxies against the black backdrop of space. The mural lines the hallway in Princeton’s astrophysical sciences building, ...

SOME fearsome cosmic engine is firing missiles at us. Travelling a shade slower than light, this packs a terrific punch. Luckily for us, these missiles are tiny subatomic particles. A bullet ...