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Inside the search for dark matter

12/17/24

Ali Sundermier

About 30 years ago an "ideas guy" and a team builder joined forces to search for the invisible bulk of existence.

The 2×2 prototype detector for the DUNE near detector was placed in its cryostat in October 2023

08/12/24

DUNE scientists observe first neutrinos with prototype detector at Fermilab

The prototype of a novel particle detection system for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment successfully recorded its first accelerator neutrinos.

Conceptual illustration of a pie with a lattice crust

07/25/24

Explain it in 60 Seconds: Lattice QCD

Lattice gauge theory, or lattice QCD, is a calculation method that helps scientists make predictions about the behavior of quarks at low energies.

A live video event in the massive DUNE caverns

07/17/24

The view from Neutrino Day 2024

About 2,200 people took part in hands-on science activities, performances, lectures and exhibits at Sanford Underground Research Facility's Neutrino Day celebration this year.

07/02/24

The boson that physics almost rejected

Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.

06/26/24

John Bahcall: Godfather of solar neutrinos

Bahcall’s scientific legacy is visible across the field of astrophysics

Illustration of billiard balls on a cosmic pool table

06/18/24

Scaling up the dark matter search

Physicists are preparing for the next generation of dark-matter experiments.

Illustration of Raphael Granier De Cassagnac

05/28/24

The physicist gamer

Raphael Granier De Cassagnac recently put his scientific skills to use creating a physics-themed video game.

The shipping crate holding the LSST Camera is transported the final 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) up the winding dirt road to the observatory on the summit of Cerro Pachón.

05/22/24

LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile

The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the long journey from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile.

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