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SLAC fundamental physics researchers study everything from elementary particles produced in accelerators to the large-scale structure of the universe. 

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Researchers find evidence of coexisting atomic stacking patterns in superionic water. 

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First peer-reviewed paper using data from SLAC-built LSST Camera identifies an asteroid, nearly the size of eight football fields, rotating every two minutes.

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In the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector, LUX-ZEPLIN's latest results provide the strongest constraints on low-mass WIMPs and detect boron-8...

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SLAC and Stanford partner with Argonne National Laboratory and others toward a quantum-interconnected world.

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Her work will advance a next-generation experiment in the hope of detecting this mysterious ingredient of the universe.

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With survey operations set to begin this fall, the Rubin control room at SLAC will serve as a key hub for training and remote...

First Photons in the Rubin control room at SLAC
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Quantum sensing uses quantum phenomena to detect extremely subtle signals or changes that are beyond the reach of many traditional sensors.

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Researchers used LCLS to capture the ultrafast motion of electrons inside molecules – at scales never before possible. 

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The team unexpectedly formed gold hydride in an experiment that could pave the way for studying materials under extreme conditions like those found inside...

Intense pulses from an X-ray free-electron laser heat compressed samples of hydrocarbons to extreme conditions, resulting in the reaction of gold and hydrogen to form gold hydride.
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New 3D, interactive visualization of planets and minor planets in our solar system lets you explore Rubin discoveries in real time.

The main viewing screen of Orbitviewer, a groundbreaking new web app developed by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory that brings the dynamic movement of objects in our solar system to life.
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On Monday, scientists and engineers reacted to the first images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, marking a historic milestone.

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Two decades ago, Stanford and SLAC took a gamble on an unproven telescope design. Now it's on the verge of paying off.

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory