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06/05/25

Dialing gravitational lensing research up to 11

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the US National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy's Office of Science, will add an unprecedented amount of cosmological data to the study of the structure and expansion of the universe.

06/03/25

Muon g-2 announces most precise measurement of the magnetic anomaly of the muon

The experiment's third and final result, based on the last three years of data, is in perfect agreement with previous results, further solidifying the experimental world average.

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05/27/25

When the universe answers with silence

With big outstanding questions and little hints of new physics, physicists are now rethinking some of their most fundamental assumptions.

05/13/25

LHC near-miss collisions turn lead into gold

In a recent study, ALICE scientists measured the way that lead ions colliding in the LHC sometimes transform into gold and other new nuclei.

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05/06/25

The freckled universe

There’s a new class of cosmic object in town. And it might just overturn our understanding of black holes and galaxy evolution.

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04/29/25

Spot the difference

LHCb’s discovery of proton-like particles behaving differently than their antimatter counterparts brings scientists one step closer to finding out why antimatter disappeared in the early universe.

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04/23/25

Sharpening our cosmic focus

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

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04/15/25

Explain it in 60 seconds: big data

How do you solve a problem like big data?

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04/08/25

A new side to dark energy steps into the light

The long and continuing quest to understand dark energy has entered exciting new territory.

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04/01/25

Don’t call it toponium

A large and unexpected excess of top quark pairs has the physics community excited, but the interpretation is still up for debate.

03/25/25

A new piece in the matter-antimatter puzzle

The LHCb experiment at CERN has revealed a fundamental asymmetry in the behavior of particles called baryons.

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03/19/25

New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve

Combining the DESI data with other experiments shows signs that the impact of dark energy may be weakening over time—and the standard model of how the universe works may need an update.

03/18/25

Scientists recall the discovery of the top quark 30 years ago at Fermilab

On March 2, 1995, the top quark discovery at Fermilab was announced by scientists on the CDF and DZero collaborations, and the sixth and final quark was added to the Standard Model.

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03/12/25

From the lab to the classroom

Most students who earn a PhD in physics build careers outside of research. Meet four physicists who went from particle physics research to teaching high school physics and math.

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02/26/25

Explain it in 60 seconds: High-Luminosity LHC

The upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider will allow scientists to better study known phenomena and to search for new ones.

02/18/25

Why do neutrinos rarely interact?

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