The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) completed its first science flight on April 6, using the German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies (GREAT) scientific instrument.

Following a March 17 fire in the access shaft of the Soudan Underground Laboratory, scientists have now been able to enter the mine to assess the potential damage to the CDMS and MINOS experiments.

The Imaging Cosmic and Rare Underground Signals (ICARUS) experiment was inaugurated at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy on March 29.

Mike Lindgren has been appointed as the head of Fermilab's Particle Physics Division. Lindgren has been a scientist with the lab since 2004, and most recently served as acting head of the division.

In the wake of the March 11 earthquake that rocked Japan, major science experiments and research institutions are taking stock of the damage to their facilities and dealing with a number of setbacks.

Fermilab’s Alex Romanenko recently unlocked secrets hidden beneath the mirror-smooth surface of niobium superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities that may hold the key to the success of future linear colliders. Romanenko’s discovery, which was carried out as part of his doctoral thesis at Cornell University, has earned him “The Particle Accelerator...