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With construction completed, the NOvA experiment has begun its probe into the mysteries of ghostly particles that may hold the key to understanding the universe.

Calling all nature lovers. How would you like the chance to help diversify one of the oldest prairie restorations in Illinois?

A unique experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory called the Holometer has started collecting data that will answer some mind-bending questions about our universe — including whether we live in a hologram.

With its second year under way, the Dark Energy Survey team posts highlights and prepares to release images from its first year

One year ago, the 50-foot-wide Muon g-2 electromagnet arrived at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois after traveling 3,200 miles over land and sea from Long Island, New York. This week, the magnet took the final few steps of that journey, moving across the Fermilab site and into the new building that now houses it.

Four years ago, Fermilab accelerator physicist Arden Warner watched national news of the BP oil spill and found himself frustrated with the cleanup response. “My wife asked ‘Can you separate oil from water?’ and I said ‘Maybe I could magnetize it!’” Warner recalled. “But that was just something I said. Later that night while I was falling asleep, I thought, you know what, that’s not a bad idea.” Sleep forgone, Warner began experimenting in his garage. With shavings from his…

On Monday, June 23, the next phase of neutrino physics at Fermilab fell (gently) into place.

If you want to get children interested in the fundamentals of science, there’s nothing like letting them experience the phenomena first-hand. If you can make it fun at the same time, you have a formula for success.

For the seventh year in a row, Fermilab is inviting families and scout troops to attend the Family Outdoor Fair on Sunday, June 8, from 1-4 p.m.

On Wednesday, April 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Fermilab will offer high-school students a valuable opportunity to ask those questions in person.