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Rubin Observatory will help unravel mysteries of dark matter and dark energy

Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s unprecedented deep and wide survey will create most precise map of Universe ever.

October 11, 2023  ·  5 min read
Illustration of warped galaxy shapes scattered across the cosmic web.
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KIPAC’s future is bright – and full of data

As the SLAC-Stanford institute celebrates its 20th anniversary, three Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology researchers share what they’re most excited for in...

October 13, 2023  ·  5 min read
A cluster of bright galaxies on a black background.
Past Event
KIPAC public lecture

Unveiling the Sun: Exploring the Wonders of Solar Astrophysics

In this lecture, we will together embark on an adventure to uncover the enigmatic and awe-inspiring secrets of the Sun through the lens of...

Date Tuesday, October 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
View of the sun with different filters
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Physicists ask: Can we make a particle collider more energy efficient?

The future of experimental particle physics is exciting –  and energy intensive. SLAC physicists are thinking about how to make one proposal, the Cool...

November 3, 2023  ·  4 min read
The view down a copper tube.

Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search

The collaboration is searching for dark matter particles with masses smaller than ten times the mass of the proton.

SuperCDMS Detector 2

Fundamental Physics Directorate

The Fundamental Physics Directorate brings together scientists and technologies that support national priorities in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology to explore the basic particles and forces that knit the cosmos together.

Dark matter stream visualization
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Recommendations for U.S. government investments in particle physics include SLAC research priorities

A new report outlines suggestions for federal investments needed for the next generation of transformative discoveries in particle physics and cosmology, including priority projects...

December 8, 2023  ·  3 min read
A web of dark matter, in which galaxies are forming.
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Scientists design program for the future of US particle physics research

The High Energy Physics Advisory Panel has approved the recommendations of the P5 Report.

December 8, 2023
P5 report
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Fermi mission creates 14-year time-lapse of the gamma-ray sky

Supermassive black holes at the hearts of distant galaxies – and even our own sun – shine in the new movie. 

December 20, 2023  ·  3 min read
A blobby trail of orange, surrounded by red and blue, cuts across a black background.
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Final supernova results from Dark Energy Survey offer unique insights into the expansion of the universe

The latest results put the strongest constraints on the expansion of the universe ever obtained with DES supernova data.

January 12, 2024  ·  8 min read
Blanco Telescope
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Finding art in astrophysics technology

LSST Camera images provide the inspiration for artist Lennart Lahuis’s “Astromelancholia.”

November 22, 2022
Broccoli
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SLAC Recent History: Building the world's largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe

SLAC Recent History (1990s-today NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera module) – Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the...

September 29, 2022  ·  00:06:59  runtime
Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the universe
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