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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.

01/13/15

Dark matter might be made up of a type of particle not many scientists are looking for: the axion.

01/12/15

After more than six years of grinding and polishing, the first-ever dual-surface mirror for a major telescope is complete.

01/08/15

An update to technology more than a century old might be key to making the next big discovery in particle physics.

01/07/15

How far will scientists go to cut through the noise in search of a subtle signal?

12/18/14

Particle physics inspires Arizona State University professor Klaus Lackner's work on climate change.

12/16/14

Symmetry presents a physics twist on the craft of cutting paper snowflakes.

12/09/14

These recently published popular science books will help you catch up on particle physics news, knowledge and history.

12/05/14

One hundred scientists and engineers recently gave the ATLAS detector a deep cleaning in preparation for the Large Hadron Collider restart.