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October 31, 2016

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Symmetry: In Search of a Parallel Universe

What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?

October 7, 2016

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Q&A: SLAC Cosmology Research Featured in Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time’

KIPAC’s Ralf Kaehler and Tom Abel contributed two scenes to the science documentary narrated by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

September 26, 2016

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LZ Dark Matter Detector Moves Forward

Underground experiment passes critical DOE review and prepares for startup in 2020.

August 12, 2016

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Fermi Researchers Explore New Ways of Searching for Dark Matter

Three recent studies using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have expanded the hunt for unexplained signals coming from beyond our galaxy.

August 10, 2016

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Symmetry: Dark Matter Hopes Dwindle with X-ray Signal

A previously detected, anomalously large X-ray signal is absent in new Hitomi satellite data, setting tighter limits for a dark matter interpretation.

August 9, 2016

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Symmetry: The Contents of the Universe

How do scientists know what percentages of the universe are made up of dark matter and dark energy?

August 9, 2016

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DOE Approves Construction of 3-D Galaxy-mapping Project ‘DESI’

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will measure light from 35 million cosmic objects for new insights into what causes the universe to expand faster and faster.