Mystery dark matter may be ordinary neutrons that have decayed
From New Scientist, Jan. 11, 2018: Fermilab scientist Dan Hooper is quoted in this piece about the possible origins of a potential source of dark matter in the cosmos.
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Rivers in the sky
Local communities named newly discovered stellar streams for bodies of water close to home.
First multimessenger observation of a neutron-star merger is Physics World 2017 Breakthrough of the Year
From Physics World, Dec. 11, 2017: The top breakthrough goes to the international team of astronomers and astrophysicists that ushered in a new era of astronomy by making the first ever multimessenger observation involving gravitational waves. Pierre Auger is also on the list.
A winning map
The Fundamental Physics Prize recognizes WMAP’s contributions to precision cosmology.
Q&A with Nobel laureate Barry Barish
Barish explains how LIGO became the high-achieving experiment it is today.
Scientists observe first verified neutron star collision
For the first time, experiments have seen both light and gravitational waves released by a single celestial crash.
Nobel recognizes gravitational wave discovery
Scientists Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics for their roles in creating the LIGO experiment.
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.
What can particles tell us about the cosmos?
The minuscule and the immense can reveal quite a bit about each other.
Neural networks meet space
Artificial intelligence analyzes gravitational lenses 10 million times faster.