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Symmetry: In Search of a Parallel Universe
What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?
Symmetry: It Came From the Physics Lab
Settle in for a physics-themed Halloween movie marathon.
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.
SLAC Summer Institute Students Envision a New Energy Frontier
Participants of SLAC’s summer school learned about the next generation of collider physics through lectures, topical conference talks, student projects, poster sessions and tours.
Symmetry: Our Galactic Neighborhood
What can our cosmic neighbors tell us about dark matter and the early universe?
Symmetry: Five Facts About the Big Bang
It’s the cornerstone of cosmology, but what is it all about?
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.
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.
Symmetry: The Contents of the Universe
How do scientists know what percentages of the universe are made up of dark matter and dark energy?
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.
