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Three Ways to Bust Ghostly Dark Matter
Dark matter hunters around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of ghostly WIMPs: on the Earth’s surface, underground and in space.
Symmetry: This Radioactive Life
Radiation is everywhere. The question is: How much?
Symmetry: Our Imperfect Vacuum
The emptiest parts of the universe aren’t so empty after all.
Symmetry: Is the Neutrino its Own Antiparticle?
The mysterious particle could hold the key to why matter won out over antimatter in the early universe.
A Speed Trap for Dark Matter
Analyzing the motion of X-ray sources could help researchers identify dark matter signals.
Roger Blandford Wins Prestigious Swedish Prize in Astronomy
Roger Blandford, professor of physics, has been awarded the 2016 Crafoord prizes in astronomy from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Symmetry: Exploring the Dark Universe with Supercomputers
Next-generation telescopic surveys will work hand-in-hand with supercomputers to study the nature of dark energy.
SLAC’s Stanley Brodsky Shares Pomeranchuk Prize for Theoretical Physics
He is being honored for the development of theories that help researchers better understand nature’s fundamental particles and forces.
Fermi Space Telescope Sharpens its High-energy Vision
Fermi scientist Matthew Wood discusses major improvements to the Fermi Large Area Telescope, including increasing its sensitivity to the equivalent of launching another LAT.
Symmetry: How to Wrangle a Particle
Learn some particle accelerator basics from a Fermilab accelerator operator.
