Researchers have used an X-ray laser to record, in detail never possible before, the microscopic motion and effects of shock waves rippling across diamond.

When it comes to studying particles that zip through matter as though it weren’t even there, you use every method you can think of.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will produce a 3-D space map using a ‘hive’ of robots. 

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope creates maps of the gamma-ray sky.

A batch of newly discovered satellite dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way should help scientists better grasp the evolution of the universe while also honing in on dark matter's identity.

Scientists for the first time tracked ultrafast structural changes, captured in quadrillionths-of-a-second steps, as ring-shaped gas molecules burst open and unraveled.

SLAC has led the development and implementation of a variety of upgrades to the ATLAS experiment to match the increased discovery potential of an LHC now operating at record proton collision energies.

Noether's theorem is a thread woven into the fabric of the science.

Researchers discovered that adding two chemicals to the electrolyte of a lithium metal battery prevents the formation of dendrites – “fingers” of lithium that pierce the barrier between the battery’s halves, causing it to short out, overheat and sometimes burst...

The end of the Cold War and the cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider led to the creation of a life-saving medical device.