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Dialing gravitational lensing research up to 11

06/05/25

Kimberly Hickok

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the US National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy's Office of Science, will add an unprecedented amount of cosmological data to the study of the structure and expansion of the universe.

06/03/25

Muon g-2 announces most precise measurement of the magnetic anomaly of the muon

The experiment's third and final result, based on the last three years of data, is in perfect agreement with previous results, further solidifying the experimental world average.

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05/27/25

When the universe answers with silence

With big outstanding questions and little hints of new physics, physicists are now rethinking some of their most fundamental assumptions.

05/13/25

LHC near-miss collisions turn lead into gold

In a recent study, ALICE scientists measured the way that lead ions colliding in the LHC sometimes transform into gold and other new nuclei.

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05/06/25

The freckled universe

There’s a new class of cosmic object in town. And it might just overturn our understanding of black holes and galaxy evolution.

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04/29/25

Spot the difference

LHCb’s discovery of proton-like particles behaving differently than their antimatter counterparts brings scientists one step closer to finding out why antimatter disappeared in the early universe.

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04/23/25

Sharpening our cosmic focus

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is gearing up to illuminate the universe’s darkest secrets with groundbreaking new technology.

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04/15/25

Explain it in 60 seconds: big data

How do you solve a problem like big data?

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04/08/25

A new side to dark energy steps into the light

The long and continuing quest to understand dark energy has entered exciting new territory.

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