Read article: Some cosmic neutrinos may not be cosmic after all Astroparticle physics Research update Some cosmic neutrinos may not be cosmic after all Presence of charm quarks inside protons and neutrons casts doubt on neutrino origins
Read article: Donna Strickland on her life-changing Nobel prize, previewing #BlackInPhysics week, nuclear fusion in stars Personalities Podcasts Donna Strickland on her life-changing Nobel prize, previewing #BlackInPhysics week, nuclear fusion in stars In this episode we also chat about how to avoid professional burnout
Read article: OzGrav hunts faint signals from continuous gravitational waves Astroparticle physics Interview OzGrav hunts faint signals from continuous gravitational waves Meg Millhouse, Lucy Strang and Karl Wette on the search for faint continuous signals from objects such as rotating neutron stars
Read article: ‘Mellow’ supermassive black holes could be creating mysterious cosmic particles Astroparticle physics Research update ‘Mellow’ supermassive black holes could be creating mysterious cosmic particles Soft gamma rays and high-energy neutrinos made by plasma collisions, say physicists
Read article: Were high-energy neutrinos from a supernova detected 34 years ago? Astroparticle physics Research update Were high-energy neutrinos from a supernova detected 34 years ago? SN1987A might be the source of four particles detected in Japan and the US
Read article: Cosmic challenge: protecting supercomputers from an extraterrestrial threat Astroparticle physics Feature Cosmic challenge: protecting supercomputers from an extraterrestrial threat Fast neutrons from cosmic-ray showers can cause significant errors in supercomputers. Physicists hope to measure the problem and protect devices, says Rachel Brazil
Read article: Are antimatter stars firing bullets of antihelium at Earth? Astroparticle physics Research update Are antimatter stars firing bullets of antihelium at Earth? Astronomers have identified 14 antimatter star candidates and placed strict limits on how many "antistars" could exist in the Milky Way
Read article: Record-breaking gamma ray is smoking gun for Milky Way cosmic rays Astroparticle physics Research update Record-breaking gamma ray is smoking gun for Milky Way cosmic rays The Tibet ASγ experiment has discovered ultrahigh-energy gamma rays spread across the Milky Way
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: making particles from space tangible for schoolkids Education and outreach Blog Physics in the pandemic: making particles from space tangible for schoolkids Andrew Ferguson took a muon detector project into UK schools – and kept the study going despite COVID-19 restrictions
Read article: Glashow resonance is spotted in a neutrino detector at long last Astroparticle physics Research update Glashow resonance is spotted in a neutrino detector at long last Observation could boost our understanding of the origins of astrophysical neutrinos