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At the beginning of the universe, equal amounts of matter and antimatter collided and there should have been nothing left. Yet, matter won out but why? Fermilab scientist Jessica Esquivel talks with NPR about the mysteries of neutrinos for answers.

SQMS Scientist Doğa Kürkçüoğlu, was able to pursue his passion for physics thanks to MIT professors and online resources and tools.

Physicists from the Muon g-2 collaboration have measured the magnetic moment of the muon to unprecedented precision and the collaboration’s latest work has been published in Physical Review D. What is next for Muon g-2?

The Short-Baseline Near Detector’s wealth of data will enable researchers to study neutrino interactions with a level of precision never before achieved.

The Innovation Platform investigates how the NOvA experiment at Fermilab is working to determine the role of mysterious neutrinos. To find out more about the NOvA experiment’s goals and recent progress, Innovation Platform recently spoke to NOvA co-spokespersons Patricia Vahle, Professor of Physics at William & Mary, and scientist Alex Himmel from Fermilab.

In a trillion or so years’ time, the Universe will have exhausted all of its star-forming material. The last star will be born and from thereon the Universe will face a slow death as gradually each and every star burns out. Fermilab’s Dan Hooper discusses how life will struggle to survive into the deep future but dark energy is intent on stealing the stars 100–150 billion years into the future.

The New York Times reports on LBNF/DUNE. When DUNE operations begin, the research results could a major gap in scientists’ understanding of the universe and return the United States to its former position at the center of particle physics.

South Dakota Senator Lee Schoenbeck recently visited the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, South Dakota, and shared his experiences and insights into the groundbreaking research.

Michael Cohen, an emeritus professor of physics and astronomy in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, died on June 30. He was 94.

DUNE is designed to detect the Universe’s most antisocial particle: the neutrino.