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Astrophysics and cosmology

SLAC’s astrophysicists and cosmologists pursue top-priority research on topics including dark matter and dark energy, the formation of galaxies and cosmic evolution.

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Menlo Park, Calif. — A 3.2 billion-pixel digital camera designed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is now one step closer to reality.

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Cooks think of watched pots. Handymen grumble about drying paint.

A very clean Knut Skarpaas, SLAC engineer, with half of the equally clean detector (Photo courtesy EXO collaboration.)

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Astrophysics and cosmology

World's Largest Digital Camera Project Passes Critical Milestone

How Slow is Slow? EXO Knows!

World's Largest Digital Camera Project Passes Critical Milestone

How Slow is Slow? EXO Knows!