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08/04/21

LHCb discovers longest-lived exotic matter yet

The newly discovered tetraquark provides a unique window into the interactions of the particles that make up atoms.

07/28/21

Changing a name without forfeiting credit

A group of US national laboratories, publishers, journals and other organizations is making it easier for researchers to update their names on past publications.

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The LSSTCam covers 21 times more area on the sky in every image

Testing, testing!

01/15/25

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just successfully completed a series of full-system tests using an engineering test camera.

Illustration of wimps coming down from sky

09/17/15

Hitting the neutrino floor

Dark matter experiments are becoming so sensitive, even the ghostliest of particles will soon get in the way.

Illustration of gravity as the bouncer for a club where the Higgs doesn’t fit in with the other particles of the Standard Model

09/15/15

Where the Higgs belongs

The Higgs doesn’t quite fit in with the other particles of the Standard Model of particle physics.

09/09/15

The birth of a black hole, live

Scientists hope to use neutrino experiments to watch a black hole form.

Photo of scientist in clean room underground

09/03/15

Scientists below the surface

How do you get to work when your office is a clean room a mile below ground?

Illustration of "Cosmic Strings" purple strings in space

08/27/15

Looking for strings inside inflation

Theorists from the Institute for Advanced Study have proposed a way forward in the quest to test string theory.

Illustration of man's face reverberating from left to right while eating popcorn

08/25/15

All about supernovae

Exploding stars have an immense capacity to destroy—and create.

08/20/15

Q&A: Marcelle Soares-Santos

Scientist Marcelle Soares-Santos talks about Brazil, neutron stars and a love of discovery.

08/18/15

The age of the universe

How can we figure out when the universe began?

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