04/20/22 Fermilab New accelerator at Fermilab approved for construction start The US Department of Energy has formally approved the start of full construction for the PIP-II project.
04/07/22 Fermilab CDF collaboration at Fermilab announces most precise ever measurement of W boson mass to be in tension with the Standard Model If confirmed, this measurement suggests the potential need for improvements to the Standard Model calculation or extensions to the model.
04/07/22 Science Astronomers find a new way to detect gravitational waves Gamma rays from distant pulsars could help researchers find merging supermassive black holes.
04/07/22 Quanta Newly measured particle seems heavy enough to break known physics A new analysis of W bosons suggests these particles are significantly heavier than predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics.
Bringing background to the forefront 01/23/25 Chris Patrick SNOLAB scientists meticulously measure the signals that interfere with sensitive physics experiments.
02/10/17 Physics love poem challenge Think you can do better than the Symmetry staff? Send us your poems!
02/07/17 What ended the dark ages of the universe? New experiments will help astronomers uncover the sources that helped make the universe transparent.
02/02/17 Road trip science The Escaramujo Project delivered detector technology by van to eight universities in Latin America.
01/24/17 Five extreme facts about neutron stars Neutron stars have earned their share of superlatives since their discovery in 1967.
01/17/17 The value of basic research How can we measure the worth of scientific knowledge? Economic analysts give it a shot.