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Top articles of 2017

Catch up on our 10 most popular features of the year.

05/30/17

A brief etymology of particle physics

How did the proton, photon and other particles get their names?

07/07/17

Quirks of the arXiv

Sometimes, physics papers turn funny.

01/24/17

Five extreme facts about neutron stars

Neutron stars have earned their share of superlatives since their discovery in 1967.

07/18/17

Shaking the dark matter paradigm

A theory about gravity challenges our understanding of the universe.

06/30/17

What’s really happening during an LHC collision?

It’s less of a collision and more of a symphony.

02/07/17

What ended the dark ages of the universe?

New experiments will help astronomers uncover the sources that helped make the universe transparent.

 
02/28/17

How to build a universe

Our universe should be a formless fog of energy. Why isn’t it?

01/26/17

The robots of CERN

TIM and other mechanical friends tackle jobs humans shouldn’t.

01/10/17

How heavy is a neutrino?

The question is more complicated than it seems.

 
07/03/17

When was the Higgs actually discovered?

The announcement on July 4 was just one part of the story. Take a peek behind the scenes of the discovery of the Higgs boson.