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March 31, 2020
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The Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation
Just like we orbit the sun and the moon orbits us, the Milky Way has satellite galaxies with their own satellites. Drawing from data on those galactic neighbors, a new model suggests the Milky Way should have an additional 100 or so very faint satellite galaxies awaiting discovery.
Dark matter forms into clumps, where galaxies and satellite galaxies form.
July 23, 2019
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Symmetry: Massless particles can’t be stopped
If a particle has no mass, how can it exist?
May 22, 2019
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In brief: A new collider concept would take quantum theories to an extreme
The approach could advance our understanding of fundamental forces under extreme conditions with applications from astrophysics to fusion research.
QED extreme
August 7, 2018
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46th annual SLAC Summer Institute celebrates Standard Model at 50
The event attracted 124 participants and explores the successes and challenges of the theory that describes subatomic particles and fundamental forces.
SSI 2018
February 5, 2018
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SLAC Celebrates Legacy of Theoretical Physicist Sidney Drell
Nearly 200 guests attended a symposium on fundamental physics to celebrate the former deputy director’s numerous scientific contributions, which continue to have a tremendous impact on our understanding of the subatomic world.
Sid Drell Symposium January 2018
November 13, 2017
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SLAC’s Helen Quinn Honored with 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics
The prestigious award recognizes her seminal contributions to particle physics.
Helen Quinn
October 10, 2017
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Symmetry: A Play in Parallel Universes
Constellations illustrates the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics—with a love story.
July 24, 2017
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Construction of Massive Neutrino Experiment Kicks Off a Mile Underground
A unique groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility – future home of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, which promises to shed new light on how the universe works and why matter exists.
DUNE Groundbreaking
May 30, 2017
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Symmetry: A Brief Etymology of Particle Physics
How did the proton, photon and other particles get their names?
February 14, 2017
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H. Pierre Noyes, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 92
H. Pierre Noyes, the first director of SLAC's Theory Group, died in Stanford on Sept. 30, 2016, at age 92. Noyes, a theoretical physicist, leaves behind a legacy of distinctive academic work and activism.
photo - pierre noyes

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