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Dark Matter Day Q&A: Olivia Valentino

10/29/24

Chris Patrick

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

Image of the gamma-ray glow in Andromeda captured by the Fermi satellite

03/17/17

Q&A: Dark matter next door?

Astrophysicists Eric Charles and Mattia Di Mauro discuss the surprising glow of our neighbor galaxy.

03/14/17

The life of an accelerator

As it evolves, the SLAC linear accelerator illustrates some important technologies from the history of accelerator science.

particle hitting a carnival strength test with mallet, sign "test your strength!"

03/10/17

A strength test for the strong force

New research could tell us about particle interactions in the early universe and even hint at new physics.

Illustration of transportation of 70,000 tons of liquid argon nearly a mile underground

03/07/17

Researchers face engineering puzzle

How do you transport 70,000 tons of liquid argon nearly a mile underground?

Fermilab Director Nigel Lockyer gives a smiling Micky Dolenz a Fermilab pin

03/02/17

Hey Fermilab, it’s a Monkee

Micky Dolenz, best known as a vocalist and drummer in 1960s pop band The Monkees, turns out to be one of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s original fans.

Two sided image: Man and son looking scared at float with fireworks, man and son looking happily at solar system float and

02/28/17

How to build a universe

Our universe should be a formless fog of energy. Why isn’t it?

Sangjun Lee, Jamie Titus and Dennis Norlund at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource

02/23/17

Instrument finds new earthly purpose

Detectors long used to look at the cosmos are now part of X-ray experiments here on Earth.

Scientist Anne Schukraft surrounded by Harry Potter-inspired imagery and the phrase "Ask Symmetry"

02/16/17

Wizardly neutrinos

Why can a neutrino pass through solid objects?

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