Over the next few years, the United States and the international high-energy physics communities will see great scientific opportunities and profound changes.
During the majority of my 57 years of existence, I’ve waited with the anticipation of a child on Christmas Eve for the truly exciting discoveries that have been and continue to be made.
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.