Endeavour crew members visit CERN to commemorate year of AMS
Five U.S. astronauts spoke at CERN Wednesday to celebrate a year of data-collection by the largest experiment in space. Continue reading
Scenes from July 4: The discovery heard around the world
On July 4, CERN hosted a seminar to share the latest results in the search for the Higgs boson. Check out this collection of images from the historic day. Continue reading
A little light (or rather, massive) Higgs music
Thanks to a few creative scientists, the recent discovery of a Higgs-like particle is music to more than just particle physicists’ ears. Continue reading
Precious cargo: Dark matter experiment set to move underground
For the past two years, COUPP-4, a 4-kilogram bubble chamber experiment, has searched for signs of dark matter a mile underground at SNOLAB in Sudbury, Ontario. Now that experiment is about to get company – its big brother is moving in. Continue reading
Department of Energy advances Fermilab’s Mu2e experiment
Last week, Fermilab’s planned Mu2e experiment passed the second step of the Department of Energy's five-step approval process, only about a month after the DOE’s initial review. Continue reading
Most sensitive dark-matter detector constrains search for WIMPs
The XENON collaboration announced this week that they detected no signs of potential dark matter particles during the last 13 months. Their results will be used to narrow the search for the unseen particles that scientists think make up most of the mat... Continue reading
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope nears final design phase
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope just received another boost. The National Science Foundation announced today that it will advance the giant telescope to the final design stage. Continue reading
Decision time: Vote for your favorite Higgs
Vote for your three favorites from a selection of the many impressive entries we received. Your top choices will appear in a gallery in the August issue of symmetry. Continue reading
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