Clearing a path to the stars
Astronomers are at the forefront of the fight against light pollution, which can obscure our view of the cosmos.
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Detectors in the dirt
A humidity and temperature monitor developed for CMS finds a new home in Lebanon.
The power of universal pictures
From Nature, Sept. 5, 2017: Maps of the cosmic microwave background have become iconic representations of the early universe. But when the Dark Energy Survey collaboration unveiled the analysis of their first year of data last month, many felt that a new era had started.
What can particles tell us about the cosmos?
The minuscule and the immense can reveal quite a bit about each other.
How the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will work
From How Stuff Works, Aug. 25, 2017: DUNE will entail shooting a powerful beam of neutrinos through Earth’s mantle and perhaps unlocking some of our universe’s greatest mysteries in the process.
New results from Dark Energy Survey tell us how the universe ages
From Forbes, Aug. 29, 2017: Latest results from the five year long Dark Energy Survey puts the Standard Model of our universe under the most precise test yet.
Neural networks meet space
Artificial intelligence analyzes gravitational lenses 10 million times faster.
The dance of the particles
In collaboration with a scientist, an Iranian dancer is working to communicate the beauty of particle physics through dance.
Mega-collaborations for scientific discovery
DUNE joins the elite club of physics collaborations with more than 1,000 members.
Expanding the search for dark matter
At a recent meeting, scientists shared ideas for searching for dark matter on the (relative) cheap.