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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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Two astrophysicists and a theoretical physicist discuss how the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will probe the nature of dark matter and dark energy by...

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Q&A: Dark Matter Next Door?

Astrophysicists Eric Charles and Mattia Di Mauro discuss the surprising glow of our neighbor galaxy.

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Instrument Finds New Earthly Purpose

Detectors long used to look at the cosmos are now part of X-ray experiments here on Earth.

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Wizardly Neutrinos

Why can a neutrino pass through solid objects?

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Physics Love Poems

Advance your romance with science.

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LZ Dark Matter Detector on Fast Track

Construction has officially launched for the LZ next-generation dark matter experiment.

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Physics Love Poem Challenge

Think you can do better than the Symmetry staff? Send us your poems!

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Public lecture presented by Eli Rykoff

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Neutron stars have earned their share of superlatives since their discovery in 1967.

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The Value of Basic Research

How can we measure the worth of scientific knowledge? Economic analysts give it a shot.

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Most experiments searching for mysterious dark matter require massive colliders, but Stanford physicist and SLAC collaborator Peter Graham advocates a different, less costly approach.