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Sharpening our cosmic focus

04/23/25

Ali Sundermier

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is gearing up to illuminate the universe’s darkest secrets with groundbreaking new technology.

02/18/25

Why do neutrinos rarely interact?

Neutrinos are notoriously aloof, but it’s not entirely their fault.

Illustrated portraits of four DUNE photographers

02/11/25

Photographing DUNE

Documenting the work of building the world’s largest neutrino experiment presents photographers with a unique set of challenges.

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.

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