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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.

Monet footbridge painting with close-up detail

08/15/23

Seeing the full picture with line-intensity mapping

Scientists are championing a relatively new technique as a method to understand the structure of the early universe in three dimensions.

08/10/23

Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory

Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment brings particle physics closer to a showdown between theory and experiment.

Illustration of a beach scene with a sunburned man

08/08/23

Applications of quantum mechanics at the beach

How does sunscreen work on the atomic level?

Illustration of the Milky Way galaxy as viewed through multiple lenses

08/01/23

IceCube and NANOGrav open new windows onto the universe

New results from a neutrino telescope and a gravitational-wave observatory show how astronomers use different forms of messengers to study the cosmos.

07/25/23

SAGE Journey program ignites interest in STEM

Three SAGE alumni talk about their experiences with a program meant to broaden gender diversity in STEM.

Illustration of nature manifesting in organic ways from a program

07/18/23

Will AI make MC the MVP of particle physics?

Particle physicists are building innovative machine-learning algorithms to enhance Monte Carlo simulations with the power of AI.

07/11/23

The magnet detectives

During a routine test, two HL-LHC magnets unexpectedly flatlined. Was it just a coincidence, or did they have a common foe?

Illustration of a Black woman with stars in her hair

06/27/23

A call to cite Black women and gender minorities

Theoretical astrophysicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein recently unveiled the Cite Black Women+ in Physics and Astronomy Bibliography.

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