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What happened in the first moments after the Big Bang 14 billion years ago? SLAC scientists are joining others to search the oldest observable light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) for clues.

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Simulation and visualization of the evolution of dark matter in the universe.
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A Syllabus in Cosmic Rays

What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment?

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What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?

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KIPAC’s Ralf Kaehler and Tom Abel contributed two scenes to the science documentary narrated by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

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Our Galactic Neighborhood

What can our cosmic neighbors tell us about dark matter and the early universe?

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Five Facts About the Big Bang

It’s the cornerstone of cosmology, but what is it all about?

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The Contents of the Universe

How do scientists know what percentages of the universe are made up of dark matter and dark energy?

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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will measure light from 35 million cosmic objects for new insights into what causes the universe to expand faster...

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Astronomers around the world are looking for visible sources of gravitational waves.

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The upgraded experiment aims to discover if neutrinos are their own antiparticles.

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The discovery supports a powerful tool for discovering galaxies that are otherwise too distant to observe, and could lead to advances that improve our...

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One: The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will look for more than just neutrinos.

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A new experiment at the South Pole picks up where BICEP2 left off.