10/20/20
Here’s how physicists calculate g-2, the value that will determine whether the muon is giving us a sign of new physics.
10/13/20
Rubin Observatory will bring new capabilities to the studies of dark matter and dark energy.
10/08/20
An art exhibit at the Science Gallery Dublin combines art and science to illuminate the invisible nature of dark matter.
10/06/20
The LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration has published results showing radioactive background levels for experiment’s components, creating a library for future rare event searches.
10/01/20
The “Snowmass” process seeks to identify the most promising questions to explore in future research.
09/29/20
Extremely massive fundamental particles could exist, but they would seriously mess with our understanding of quantum mechanics.
09/22/20
Handedness—and the related concept of chirality—are double-sided ways of understanding how matter breaks symmetries.
09/17/20
Particle accelerators like the LHC require intricate beam dump systems to safely dispose of high-energy particles after each run.
09/15/20
In this stop-motion video, Symmetry writer Zack Savitsky imagines an artist whose supplies have taken on some of the properties of neutrinos.
09/10/20
Humans and robots work together in a carefully choreographed dance for the Mu2e experiment.
09/08/20
Sensors for the world’s largest digital camera have snapped their first 3200-megapixel images at SLAC.
09/01/20
Astrophysicists are combining multiple methods to reveal the secrets of some of the weirdest objects in the universe.
08/25/20
The MAGIC telescope’s first observation of a gamma-ray burst gave astronomers surprising new insight into the phenomenon.
08/24/20
Scientists on an experiment at the Large Hadron Collider see massive W particles emerging from collisions with electromagnetic fields. How can this happen?
08/18/20
Scientists on experiments at the LHC are redesigning their methods and building supplemental detectors to look for new particles that might be evading them.
08/13/20
Scientists know the Higgs boson interacts with extremely massive particles. Now, they’re starting to study how it interacts with lighter particles as well.
