As of today you can see and download the latest print issue of symmetry. This issue looks at many of the varied uses of accelerators in society. Although accelerators were typically created for basic physics research, they are key components of many medical and industrial applications now.
Students from 17 African countries came together for the rare opportunity to learn about particle physics this month. Some African students have earned advanced science degrees but are looking for the specialized training in particle physics and its associated applications not usually offered on their own continent. The first African School of Fundamental Physics and its Applications in Stellenbosch, South Africa, provided that training and financially supported some African students.
This is a composite image of the northern part of the galaxy cluster Abell 1758, located about 3.2 billion light years from Earth.
In a fun Q&A piece, the HHMI Bulletin asked four researchers "What 'For Dummies' book are you most qualified to write?"
At the 38th annual SLAC Summer Institute, more than 150 graduate students, postdocs and researchers got an in-depth look at "Neutrinos: Nature's Mysterious Messengers" -- and built social bonds that will sustain them throughout their careers.
This image shows the eruption of a galactic "super-volcano" in the massive galaxy M87.
A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great Observatories.
This image shows the effects of a giant black hole that has been flipped around twice, causing its spin axis to point in a different direction from before.
Combining observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope, astronomers have uncovered the most powerful pair of jets ever seen from a stellar black hole.