Fundamental physics

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope creates maps of the gamma-ray sky.

A batch of newly discovered satellite dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way should help scientists better grasp the evolution of the universe while also honing in on dark matter's identity.

SLAC has led the development and implementation of a variety of upgrades to the ATLAS experiment to match the increased discovery potential of an LHC now operating at record proton collision energies.

Noether's theorem is a thread woven into the fabric of the science.

The end of the Cold War and the cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider led to the creation of a life-saving medical device.

The OPERA experiment’s study of tau neutrino appearance has reached the level of “discovery.”

The fellowship will support their research on new capabilities for the lab's X-ray free-electron lasers and new telescope technology to look for signs of cosmic inflation.

Masanori Yamauchi started his three-year term as head of Japan’s major center of particle physics research this spring.

How do accelerators survive in some of the most earthquake-prone regions on Earth?

Data collection has officially begun at the Large Hadron Collider.

The underground home of the LUX dark matter experiment has a rich scientific history.

The Large Hadron Collider broke its own record again in 13-trillion-electronvolt test collisions.