Ned Goldwasser, Fermilab’s first deputy director, dies
Edwin L. Goldwasser, deputy director of Fermilab at its founding in 1967, died on Dec. 14. He was 97.
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Physics books of 2016
As 2016 comes to a close, Symmetry writer Mike Perricone takes us through the latest additions to his collection of popular science books related to particle physics.
Science with sprinkles
Holiday guests will gravitate toward these physics cookies.
Dark Energy Survey discovers potential new dwarf planet
- astronomy
- astrophysics
- Dark Energy Camera
- Dark Energy Survey
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- University of Michigan
- University of Pennsylvania
DeeDee, a potential new dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system, was discovered in one of DES’ many analyses of faraway galaxies.
Deep learning takes on physics
Can the same type of technology Facebook uses to recognize faces also recognize particles?
Handy and trendy: MicroBooNE’s new look
- Connecticut
- cosmic ray
- detector technology
- MicroBooNE
- neutrino
- Switzerland
- University of Bern
- Yale University
Technicians, engineers and scientists have draped the MicroBooNE detector at Fermilab in a shiny new exterior that helps scientists separate cosmic ray signals from neutrino signals.
Q&A: What more can we learn about the Higgs?
Four physicists discuss Higgs boson research since the discovery.
Ultraprecise measurements in XXL
Powerful survey instruments help us map the sky with incredible precision. But what ensures that the instruments themselves are precisely built?
What to do with the data?
Physicists and scientific computing experts prepare for an onslaught of petabytes.
The origins of dark matter
Theorists think dark matter was forged in the hot aftermath of the Big Bang.