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On the 23rd and 24th of September, more than 100 researchers met in Zaragoza to discuss the new developments in Astroparticle Physics and in the neighboring fields that will shape the strategic recommendations of the next strategic roadmap. The round table sessions at the APPEC Town Meeting provided additional input from the community. Currently an […]

KM3NeT has taken a major step forward with the creation of the KM3NeT Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif (AISBL), a new international non‑profit entity under Belgian law. This structure, identified as the best legal framework through the EU‑supported KM3NeT‑Infradev2 project, will streamline and formalise all activities related to the construction, operation, scientific use, and future

On July 31, 2025, the University of Tokyo completed excavation of the colossal cavern that will house the main detector volume of Hyper-Kamiokande, a next-generation, ultra-large water Cherenkov detector currently under construction in Hida City, Gifu, Japan. Hyper-Kamiokande (Hyper-K) is a next-generation particle detector consisting of a gigantic water tank with a fiducial volume 8.4

ANTARES, the first neutrino telescope in seawater operated in the Mediterranean for over 15 years before being decommissioned and dismantled in 2022. The ANTARES Legacy paper summarizes two decades of neutrino searches in the Mediterranean Sea, detailing the challenges, achievements, and scientific results. The paper presents the final analysis of cosmic diffuse neutrino flux based

The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a major new scientific facility jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, released its first imagery at an event in Washington, D.C. The imagery shows cosmic phenomena captured at an unprecedented scale. In just over 10 hours of test

European physicists in astroparticle physics as well as in neighboring fields are planning the next generation of experiments to be built within the next decade. The success of the projects in direct dark matter detection, low energy neutrino physics, neutrino properties, gravitational wave detection as well as related accelerator-based experiments in particle and nuclear physics

The 3rd Joint ECFA-NuPECC-APPEC Symposium (JENAS) was held on April 8–11, 2025 at the Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK: https://indico.global/event/5574/timetable/#20250408 This triennial meeting unites the particle, nuclear, and astroparticle physics communities, funding agencies, and major collaborations to explore synergies, share recent achievements, and address common challenges. Topics include physics highlights, future projects, detector and computing advances, and

The KATRIN collaboration has succeeded in determining a new upper limit of 0.45 eV/c² for the neutrino mass. “The new result is a milestone on the way to the measurement goal of KATRIN,” says Kathrin Valerius, co-spokesperson of the KATRIN collaboration and professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Neutrinos play a key role both

Since 2002, leading European institutions have advanced early-stage training in astroparticle physics through the International Schools on Astroparticle Physics (ISAPP). This initiative fosters student mobility, knowledge exchange, and research collaboration, offering PhD students and early career researchers the chance to engage with experts. ISAPP organizes annual intensive schools in various locations, offering an immersive experience