From bosons to Bigfoot: six science mysteries that might be solved in 2016

dark matter
gravitational waves
Standard Model

IFLScience, Jan. 4, 2016: From the origin of life to the fate of the universe, there’s plenty scientists simply don’t know. But they are making progress. 2015 has been a great year for science. So what will happen in 2016?

Gravitational wave hunters team with astrophysicists

Dark Energy Camera
Dark Energy Survey
DECam
DES-GW
gravitational waves
LIGO

Fermilab feature

Members of the Dark Energy Survey have partnered with the LIGO experiment in the hunt for gravitational waves. They’re the DES-GW group. DES-GW will use the Dark Energy Camera to help LIGO search for the source of the gravitational waves it detects.