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US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs

10/08/24

Kimberly Hickok

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

Cityscape background, woman with stars in her eyes looks on towards the stars

09/12/17

Clearing a path to the stars

Astronomers are at the forefront of the fight against light pollution, which can obscure our view of the cosmos.

A technician from the Optosmart company examines the field in the Bekaa valley in Lebanon.

09/08/17

Detectors in the dirt

A humidity and temperature monitor developed for CMS finds a new home in Lebanon.

09/05/17

What can particles tell us about the cosmos?

The minuscule and the immense can reveal quite a bit about each other.

08/29/17

The dance of the particles

In collaboration with a scientist, an Iranian dancer is working to communicate the beauty of particle physics through dance.

Group photo of the members of the DUNE collaboration

08/24/17

Mega-collaborations for scientific discovery

DUNE joins the elite club of physics collaborations with more than 1000 members.

08/22/17

Expanding the search for dark matter

At a recent meeting, scientists shared ideas for searching for dark matter on the (relative) cheap.

Group photo of students and teachers involved in QuarkNet

08/16/17

QuarkNet takes on solar eclipse science

High school students nationwide will study the effects of the solar eclipse on cosmic rays.

Illustration of a cut-away view of the inside of the LZ detector

08/15/17

Dark matter hunt with LUX-ZEPLIN

A video from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory explains how the upcoming LZ experiment will search for the missing 85 percent of the matter in the universe.

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