11/23/20 Quanta The search for dark matter is dramatically expanding Physicists plan to leave no stone unturned, checking whether dark matter tickles different types of detectors, nudges starlight, warms planetary cores or even lodges in rocks.
11/20/20 Science To explain away dark matter, gravity would have to be really weird, cosmologists say A new analysis underscores how hard it is to explain away dark matter.
11/20/20 CERN ATLAS releases open software used to filter LHC collisions The new collection of 200 additional software packages make most ATLAS software open and reinforces ATLAS’s commitment to open science.
11/16/20 New York Times Masatoshi Koshiba, 94, dies; Nobel winner tracked ghostly neutrinos A physics teacher had flunked him, denigrating his abilities. He set out to prove the teacher was wrong.
Dark Matter Day Q&A: Olivia Valentino 10/29/24 Chris Patrick Student scientist Olivia Valentino shares what it’s like to work on a dark matter detector thousands of feet underground.
08/05/14 Neutrino researchers pull double duty Neutrino researchers work collaboratively, sharing and comparing results to help advance the field of neutrino physics.
08/01/14 Using the Higgs boson to search for clues The Higgs boson could be the tool that leads scientists to the next big discovery.
07/29/14 Partnership generates bright ideas for photon science Photon science, a spin-off of particle physics, has returned to its roots for help developing better, faster detectors.
07/28/14 NOvA detector takes shape Members of the NOvA neutrino experiment celebrated their progress with a visit to their massive detector in northern Minnesota.
07/24/14 How to weigh a galaxy cluster The study of galaxy clusters is bringing scientists closer to an understanding of the “dark” universe.
07/22/14 Exploratorium exhibit reveals the invisible A determined volunteer gives an old detector new life as the centerpiece of a cosmic ray exhibit.
07/21/14 Helping cancer treatment hit its mark A prototype CT scanner could improve targeting accuracy in proton therapy treatment.
07/18/14 Scientists set aside rivalry to preserve knowledge Scientists from two experiments have banded together to create a single comprehensive record of their work for scientific posterity.