07/15/22 Stanford Four questions: Risa Wechsler on what JWST images reveal The Stanford astrophysicist and cosmologist reacts to recent news about the newly released images taken by JWST.
07/07/22 Science Dark matter hunt heats up with first result from world’s biggest detector With 7 tons of liquid xenon, the LZ experiment leads three-way race to find WIMP particles.
07/07/22 Berkeley Lab Berkeley Lab researchers record successful startup of LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector at Sanford Underground Research Facility In a paper posted online today on the experiment’s website, LZ researchers report that with the initial run, LZ is already the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector.
07/05/22 CERN LHCb discovers three new exotic particles The collaboration has observed a new kind of “pentaquark” and the first-ever pair of “tetraquarks.”
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.
04/19/16 Eight things you might not know about light Light is all around us, but how much do you really know about the photons speeding past you?
04/14/16 Five fascinating facts about DUNE One: The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will look for more than just neutrinos.
04/12/16 Art draws out the beauty of physics Labs around the world open their doors to aesthetic creation.
04/01/16 Belle II and the matter of antimatter Go inside the new detector looking for why we’re here.
03/29/16 The Milky Way’s hot spot The center of our galaxy is a busy place. But it might be one of the best sites to hunt for dark matter.
03/24/16 The next big LHC upgrade? Software. Compatible and sustainable software could revolutionize high-energy physics research.
03/22/16 Why are particle accelerators so large? CERN physicist Edda Gschwendtner explains why we need big machines to study tiny particles.