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Neutrinos are among the most mysterious particles, but they are difficult to study – they can pass through lead nearly 6 trillion miles thick without leaving a trace. SLAC researchers want to answer fundamental questions about neutrinos, including whether a new type of neutrino could be linked to dark matter and whether neutrinos explain why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe.

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Hitting the Neutrino Floor

Dark matter experiments are becoming so sensitive, even the ghostliest of particles will soon get in the way.

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All About Supernovae

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Observations of this kind could lead scientists to the source of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.

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A Goldmine of Scientific Research

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

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When Research Worlds Collide

Particle physicists and scientists from other disciplines are finding ways to help one another answer critical questions.

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The 30-ton MicroBooNE detector, the cornerstone of Fermilab’s short-baseline neutrino program, will see neutrinos this year.

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If it exists, a type of decay called neutrinoless double-beta decay will show that neutrinos are their own antiparticles and can help scientists determine...

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The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s report, released today, recommends a strategic path forward for US particle physics.

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The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s recommendations will set the course for the future of particle physics in the United States.

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Two scientists at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory made key contributions to the discovery of the first direct evidence for cosmic inflation...

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Scientists studying neutrinos have found with the highest degree of sensitivity yet that these mysterious particles behave like other elementary particles at the quantum...

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