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Illustration of a scientist pinpointing part of a galaxy through the lens of a magnifying glass

AI for control rooms

05/01/24

David Krause

Scientists inside and outside of particle physics and astrophysics are leaning on AI for assistance with complex tasks.

Photo from the back of a crowded conference room on the day of the Higgs announcement

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.

Illustration of a particle collision inside the Large Hadron Collider

06/30/17

What’s really happening during an LHC collision?

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

06/27/17

The rise of LIGO’s space-studying super-team

The era of multi-messenger astronomy promises rich rewards—and a steep learning curve.

06/23/17

Howie Day records love song to physics

After the musician learned that grad students at CERN had created a parody of his 2004 single “Collide,” he flew to Switzerland to sing it at the LHC.

Yellow and red collage of ATLAS machine and students in classroom

06/22/17

African School works to develop local expertise

Universities in Africa are teaming up to offer free training to students interested in fundamental physics.

Image of stars and reddish, glowing clouds of dust at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

06/20/17

A speed trap for dark matter, revisited

A NASA rocket experiment could use the Doppler effect to look for signs of dark matter in mysterious X-ray emissions from space.

Collage of 50 years of discovery at Fermilab

06/15/17

From the cornfield to the cosmos

Fermilab celebrates 50 years of discovery.

06/13/17

Fermilab en español (EN)

The particle physics laboratory makes a Spanish connection.

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