02/05/21 Science Postage stamp to honor female physicist who many say should have won the Nobel Prize On 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the US Postal Service will issue a stamp commemorating Chien-Shiung Wu.
01/27/21 Science The cloak-and-dagger tale behind this year’s most anticipated result in particle physics The measures that g-2 experimenters are taking to ensure they don’t fool themselves into claiming a false discovery are the stuff of spy novels.
01/26/21 Snowmass summer study pushed to 2022 Organizers of the planning exercise that helps shape the future of US particle physics have moved its final workshop back by one year.
01/25/21 Quanta Physicists study how universes might bubble up and collide If our universe is a bubble that inflated inside a larger multiverse, it might bear scars from collisions with nearby bubbles.
Students become scientists on International Cosmic Day 10/01/24 Chris Patrick Every November, students, teachers and scientists worldwide gather virtually to learn about Earth’s cosmic visitors.
01/27/15 Of symmetries, the strong force and Helen Quinn Scientist Helen Quinn has had a significant impact on the field of theoretical physics.
01/22/15 DECam’s nearby discoveries The Dark Energy Camera does more than its name would lead you to believe.
01/20/15 How to build your own particle detector Make a cloud chamber and watch fundamental particles zip through your living room!
01/13/15 Dark horse of the dark matter hunt Dark matter might be made up of a type of particle not many scientists are looking for: the axion.
01/12/15 Mirror, mirror After more than six years of grinding and polishing, the first-ever dual-surface mirror for a major telescope is complete.
01/08/15 Transition edge sensors An update to technology more than a century old might be key to making the next big discovery in particle physics.
01/07/15 Shh! DEAP is hunting dark matter How far will scientists go to cut through the noise in search of a subtle signal?