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Muons: Emblems of discovery

01/13/26

Diana Kwon

Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics.

01/28/25

How do scientists get lead into the LHC?

Once a year, the Large Hadron Collider smashes lead ions. But how do scientists get a heavy metal into a particle accelerator?

Illustration of a scientist "listening" for background noise

01/23/25

Bringing background to the forefront

SNOLAB scientists meticulously measure the signals that interfere with sensitive physics experiments.

The LSSTCam covers 21 times more area on the sky in every image

01/15/25

Testing, testing!

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just successfully completed a series of full-system tests using an engineering test camera.

Illustration of a Lego model house next to a real house

01/07/25

Small science and the future of particle physics

A proposed funding program for small- and medium-scale projects reveals insights into the science, logistical challenges, and future of particle physics research.

12/17/24

Inside the search for dark matter

About 30 years ago an "ideas guy" and a team builder joined forces to search for the invisible bulk of existence.

Group of students wearing helmets and holding a tablet

12/10/24

Antimatter on wheels

Writer Chetna Krishna follows CERN’s “coolest” transport, a test of a system to ship stored antimatter across the continent.

Composite image of teachers teaching physics online

12/03/24

New CERN course teaches particle physics basics online

The 16-part course, currently in its pilot phase, is catered to high school students but available to anyone interested in learning about the fundamental questions in particle physics.

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11/26/24

The quantum chase

Some friendly competition led up to the first discovery of entanglement at the Large Hadron Collider.

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