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NOIRLab observing specialists Carlos Morales (left) and Karla Peña (right) in the Rubin summit control room at Rubin’s mountaintop site of Cerro Pachón, Chile.

Remote eyes on the sky: Inside SLAC’s Rubin control room

09/23/25

Gaëlle Suter

With survey operations set to begin this fall, the Rubin control room at SLAC will serve as a key hub for training and remote observing support for the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

02/05/15

Scientists take to YouTube for #mylinearcollider

A video campaign shows international support for construction of the International Linear Collider.

02/03/15

Tracking glaciers with accelerators

To predict Earth’s future, geologists use particle accelerators to understand its past.

01/29/15

Real scientists borrow ‘Big Bang’ costumes

Parkas from The Big Bang Theory recently wound up in Greenland on an actual scientific expedition.

01/27/15

Of symmetries, the strong force and Helen Quinn

Scientist Helen Quinn has had a significant impact on the field of theoretical physics.

01/23/15

Superconducting electromagnets of the LHC

You won't find these magnets in your kitchen.

01/22/15

DECam’s nearby discoveries

The Dark Energy Camera does more than its name would lead you to believe.

01/20/15

How to build your own particle detector

Make a cloud chamber and watch fundamental particles zip through your living room!

01/13/15

Dark horse of the dark matter hunt

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

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