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Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25

Sarah Charley

In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.

03/03/15

A telescope that tells you when to look up

The LSST system will alert scientists to changes in space in near-real time.

02/26/15

From the Standard Model to space

A group of scientists who started at particle physics experiments move their careers to the final frontier.

02/24/15

Physics in fast-forward

During their first run, experiments at the Large Hadron Collider rediscovered 50 years' worth of physics research in a single month.

02/23/15

Video: LHC experiments prep for restart

Engineers and technicians have begun to close experiments in preparation for the next run.

02/19/15

Physics for the people

Citizen scientists dive into particle physics and astrophysics research.

Illustration of all of the Unusual Materials together

02/17/15

10 unusual detector materials

The past century has generated some creative ideas for tracking particles.

02/13/15

What’s new for LHC Run II

The Large Hadron Collider gears up for restart.

02/12/15

Craft astrophysics

Technicians on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey may be the last members of a spectroscopic survey to use hand-plugged fiber plates.

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