Mapping the universe in 3-D: Fermilab contributes to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
DESI, an instrument to help scientists get to the bottom of the dark energy mystery, is getting a little help from Fermilab.
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Built to Last: Atomic warriors!
- accelerator technology
- cosmology
- Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
- DUNE
- history
- LBNF
- Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility
- neutrino
- technology transfer
From ABC7 Chicago, June 10, 2018: Fermilab is featured on ABC show Built to Last, picked up by dozens of ABC affiliates. The 13-minute segment includes interviews with Tim Meyer, Valerie Higgins and Rhonda Merchut. Scroll to episode 5. Fermilab segment starts at 1:31.
The LHC-watcher’s field guide
These are the event displays of Large Hadron Collider physicists’ dreams.
Simon Samuroff receives URA Thesis Award for Dark Energy Survey image analysis
Samuroff has studied images of the cosmos to create a catalog that scientists are using to improve their measurements of galaxies and galaxy clusters.
What’s the universe made of?
From PBS’s NOVA Wonders, May 30, 2018: Fermilab’s Josh Frieman and Brian Nord appear in this episode on the dark sector.
The world’s largest astronomical movie
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will track billions of objects for 10 years, creating unprecedented opportunities for studies of cosmic mysteries.
Clumps of dark matter could be lurking undetected in our galaxy
From Science News, Jan. 26, 2018: Fermilab scientist Dan Hooper comments on the possibility of clumps of dark matter sailing through the Milky Way and other galaxies.
The Dark Energy Survey revealed new origins of stars in our galaxy
From Seeker, Jan. 23, 2018: Seeker, Discovery Digital’s new initiative, produced this video about the Dark Energy Survey’s recent results.
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.
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.