Fundamental physics

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In its final run, the LUX experiment increased its sensitivity four-fold, but dark matter remains elusive.

Before Hitomi died, it sent back X-ray data that explain how turbulent motions may prevent cooling of hot gas.

Project Poltergeist led to the discovery of the ghostly particle.

Meet the world’s deepest underground physics facilities.

KIPAC researchers mourn the loss of the Hitomi spacecraft but are thrilled about the data it was still able to capture.

Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider are once again recording collisions at extraordinary energies.

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

The lab’s signature particle highway prepares to enter another era of transformative science as the home of the LCLS-II X-ray laser.

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

Scientists want to connect the fundamental forces of nature in one Grand Unified Theory.

Computer simulations and lab experiments help researchers understand the violent universe and could potentially lead to new technologies that benefit humankind.