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Explain it in 60 seconds: High-Luminosity LHC

02/26/25

Sarah Charley

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

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12/03/24

New CERN course teaches particle physics basics online

The 16-part course, currently in its pilot phase, is catered to high school students but available to anyone interested in learning about the fundamental questions in particle physics.

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11/26/24

The quantum chase

Some friendly competition led up to the first discovery of entanglement at the Large Hadron Collider.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument imaging the night sky in 2022

11/20/24

New DESI results weigh in on gravity

Researchers used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to map how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history.

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11/05/24

Recognizing Rosemary Fowler

A physicist reflects on learning about a hidden figure whose research helped inspire her own.

10/29/24

Dark Matter Day Q&A: Olivia Valentino

Student scientist Olivia Valentino shares what it’s like to work on a dark matter detector thousands of feet underground.

Take a tour of the 17 National Laboratories across the United States

10/22/24

From sea to scientific sea

Take a tour of the 17 national laboratories across the United States.

10/15/24

A first-person view of physics history

Michael Riordan has spent decades ruminating on the history of physics, including events he participated in himself.

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10/08/24

US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs

Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.

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