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09/08/20

Scientists capture largest digital photo ever taken in a single shot

Sensors for the world’s largest digital camera have snapped their first 3200-megapixel images at SLAC.

The LSSTCam covers 21 times more area on the sky in every image

Testing, testing!

01/15/25

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just successfully completed a series of full-system tests using an engineering test camera.

12/02/13

Baryonic acoustic oscillations

Scientists have found a way to study sound waves from the early universe to learn more about its history and contents.

Illustration of world's oldest astronomers, rings in wood slice

11/27/13

The world’s oldest astronomers

Scientists in Japan use ancient trees to look back on the history of our local cosmos, and discover a mystery.

11/26/13

The early universe

How is it possible to look at the earliest moments of the universe? Physicists have their ways—and what they find out will tell us a lot about how the universe works today and how it will unfold in the future.

Photo of Wilson Hall with international flags

11/25/13

What’s in a name?

There’s wit and whimsy in the naming of a national lab’s conference rooms.

11/22/13

Mock data, real science

In scientific circles, “mock” is not always a four-letter word. Through mock-data competitions, astrophysicists check their work.

11/19/13

Building NOvA

Building particle detector parts for a new neutrino experiment gives students an edge in the post-graduation job hunt.

Illustration of Dark Light, medium and dark purple with light purple line work, and yellow stars

11/18/13

Connecting the visible universe with dark matter

Does the visible photon have a counterpart, a dark photon, that interacts with the components of dark matter?

Illustration of "Your Wild Life" Huge variation in the microbes we carry microbes

11/15/13

Scribing science

A colorful note-taking technique offers a fresh perspective on complex science.

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