Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology (PAC)

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June 1, 2020

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Roger Blandford awarded $1.2M Shaw Prize for far-reaching contributions to astrophysics

Blandford’s major contributions range from energetic jets ripping forth from colossal black holes to cosmic “magnifying” glasses to gravitational waves.

January 13, 2020

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Connecting the dots in the sky could shed new light on dark matter

Matching up maps of matter and light from the Dark Energy Survey and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may help astrophysicists understand what causes a faint cosmic gamma-ray glow.

January 7, 2020

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Vera Rubin, giant of astronomy

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will be named for an influential astronomer who left the field better than she found it.

November 6, 2019

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Daniel Gruen awarded 2019 Panofsky Fellowship at SLAC

His work aims to deepen our understanding of dark matter, dark energy and other secrets of the universe.

October 28, 2019

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DESI points 5,000 robotic ‘eyes’ at the sky to explore dark energy

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey that will analyze the light of 35 million galaxies.

September 30, 2019

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A day in the life of a cosmic-ray ‘bookkeeper’

Early-career physicist Jonathan LeyVa helps build one of the world’s most sensitive dark matter detectors.

September 26, 2019

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SLAC/Stanford are developing a radio that searches for dark matter

An “out there” theory inspired the development of the Dark Matter Radio, a device that could explain the mysterious matter that makes up 85 percent of the mass of our universe.