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The freckled universe

05/06/25

Madeleine O’Keefe

There’s a new class of cosmic object in town. And it might just overturn our understanding of black holes and galaxy evolution.

08/29/14

China’s neutrino physics program could soon expand with a new experiment aimed at cracking a critical neutrino mystery.

08/28/14

Cosmic rays can help scientists do something no one else can: safely image the interior of the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

08/21/14

A former Large Hadron Collider researcher brings his knowledge of high-energy collisions to a new hockey game.

08/19/14

Ecologist John Harte applies principles from his former life as a physicist to his work trying to save the planet.

08/15/14

Students working on their PhDs at the Large Hadron Collider explain their research with snacks, board games and Legos.

08/11/14

A group of students at CERN have created a computer game that makes particle physics research as addictive as Candy Crush Saga.

08/07/14

Brian Greene welcomes the Internet to physics class with World Science U.

08/05/14

Neutrino researchers work collaboratively, sharing and comparing results to help advance the field of neutrino physics.