09/14/22 Science News Falling objects in orbit show Einstein was right — again An experiment provides the most precise confirmation yet of a key tenet of general relativity.
09/12/22 BBC Science Focus We've made a map of dark matter but still don't know what it is, and that's okay The exact nature of dark matter remains elusive.
09/04/22 Wall Street Journal Europe’s energy crunch squeezes world’s largest particle collider CERN is drafting plans to idle its particle accelerators, including the Large Hadron Collider, if France runs short of electricity.
08/31/22 Science News Physicists dispute a claim of detecting a black hole’s ‘photon ring’ If real, the thin ring of light would probe the gravity around a black hole in a new way.
Bringing background to the forefront 01/23/25 Chris Patrick SNOLAB scientists meticulously measure the signals that interfere with sensitive physics experiments.
01/23/18 Neural networks for neutrinos Scientists are using cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to analyze physics data.
01/18/18 The biggest little detectors The ProtoDUNE detectors for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment are behemoths in their own right.
01/10/18 Rivers in the sky Local communities named newly discovered stellar streams for bodies of water close to home.
12/21/17 Not an ugly sweater party University College London scientists make physics festive with sweaters and songs at their annual holiday gathering.
12/19/17 Machine evolution Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.
12/15/17 A trip into totality This summer, physics students were offered a unique opportunity to study cosmic rays during the total solar eclipse.