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12/04/22
The Guardian

‘Are we alone in the universe?’: work begins in Western Australia on world’s most powerful radio telescopes

More than 100,000 antennas will be built on Wajarri country, enabling astronomers to peek billions of years back to the ‘cosmic dawn.’

12/02/22
New York Times

Physicists create 'the smallest, crummiest wormhole you can imagine'

Scientists used a quantum computer to explore the ultimate escape route from a black hole.

12/02/22
Ars Technica

No, physicists didn’t make a real wormhole. What they did was still pretty cool

"Don't hold your breath about sending your dog through a wormhole."

11/24/22
BBC Science Focus

It may be one of the basic building blocks of all matter, but there’s still a lot we have to learn about the proton

Physicists investigating the properties of the subatomic particle quickly find themselves going down a rabbit hole of complexity and quantum weirdness.

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Physics books of 2022

12/06/22
By Mike Perricone

This year’s list includes a book about an eminent physicist striving to avoid fame, two unique books for children, and a book with equations you'll actually be able to read.

ATLAS joint polarization measurement
11/29/22

First-time ATLAS measurement provides new look at Higgs

For the first time, physicists have a statistically significant measurement of the joint polarization of W and Z bosons.

Close-up photograph of Romanesco broccoli
11/22/22

Finding art in astrophysics technology

LSST Camera images provide the inspiration for artist Lennart Lahuis’s “Astromelancholia.”

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11/15/22

Madagascar’s path to neutrino physics

Laza Rakotondravohitra was the first Malagasy grad student to conduct research in neutrino physics. He and others are working to ensure he will be far from the last.

Illustration of a parent stacking blocks and books with their child while looking at a laptop
11/08/22

Parenting in physics

Scientists discuss the challenges of being caregivers in physics and some ways they’ve seen the field change for the better.

A car travels a road surrounded by walls of tumbleweed
11/01/22

How to maintain a physics experiment in a desert

Threats of scorching heat, walls of tumbleweed, and countless critters mean innovation is a must for the facilities manager for LIGO Hanford Observatory.

Illustration of a woman looking out the window of an airplane seeing a visual from the ATLAS experiment
10/25/22

Physicists work to bring more undergrads into research

Despite challenges, some physics faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions make research experiences available to students.

Collage of the Atacama Desert and the South Pole
10/18/22

The next stage of cosmic microwave background research

With CMB-S4, scientists hope to connect a sandy desert with a polar desert—and revolutionize our understanding of the early universe.

Telescope with stars above
10/11/22

After fire and monsoons, DESI resumes cataloguing the cosmos

Collaborators on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument breathe a sigh of relief as they successfully restart the state-of-the-art experiment.

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