Particle Physics(Page 2)

The mind-bending experiments taking place in particle accelerators around the world, including the Large Hadron Collider. Quarks, munons, bosons, and dark matter galore.

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Marcoule Nuclear Power Plant in France. Workers in protective gear heating glowing nuclear reactor.

Why shooting cosmic rays at nuclear reactors is actually a good idea Why shooting cosmic rays at nuclear reactors is actually a good idea

Black hole shooting beam of energy out speed of light and being caught by a space telescope in an illustration. There's an inset showing blue and purple electromagnetic waves,

Astronomers now know how supermassive black holes blast us with energy Astronomers now know how supermassive black holes blast us with energy

A hohlraum at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Magnets might be the future of nuclear fusion Magnets might be the future of nuclear fusion

The center of Messier 77's spiral galaxy.

This far-off galaxy is probably shooting us with oodles of ghostly particles This far-off galaxy is probably shooting us with oodles of ghostly particles

Nobel Prize Physics 2022 winners Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger in gold and black illustration

Quantum entanglement theorists win Nobel Prize for loophole-busting experiments Quantum entanglement theorists win Nobel Prize for loophole-busting experiments

By Purbita Saha

Large Hadron Collider experiment view with CERN staff in a hard hat standing near during the Europe gas crisis

Europe’s energy crisis could shut down the Large Hadron Collider Europe’s energy crisis could shut down the Large Hadron Collider

Scientists used lasers to make the coldest matter in the universe

Scientists used lasers to make the coldest matter in the universe Scientists used lasers to make the coldest matter in the universe

By Laura Baisas

MAGIS-100 vacuum for a Fermilab quantum physics experiment

Atoms are famously camera-shy. This dazzling custom rig can catch them. Atoms are famously camera-shy. This dazzling custom rig can catch them.

White cylinder with wires, part of the LZ dark matter detector run the US Department of Energy

The world’s best dark matter detector whiffed on its first try The world’s best dark matter detector whiffed on its first try

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

CERN's LHC resumed work on Tuesday.

What we learned from the Large Hadron Collider on its first day back in business What we learned from the Large Hadron Collider on its first day back in business

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

LHC consumes as much energy as a city. Can particle accelerators be greener?

The green revolution is coming for power-hungry particle accelerators The green revolution is coming for power-hungry particle accelerators

Photodetectors in a circular array in a large neutrino detector experiment at Fermilab

This ghostly particle may be why dark matter keeps eluding us This ghostly particle may be why dark matter keeps eluding us

Chien Shiung-Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu’s work defied the laws of physics Chien-Shiung Wu’s work defied the laws of physics

By Yasmin Tayag

An image of the 1901 issue of Popular Science Monthly

From the archives: The discovery of electrons breaks open the subatomic era From the archives: The discovery of electrons breaks open the subatomic era

By Bill Gourgey

The Large Hadron Collider's magnet chain.

The souped-up Large Hadron Collider is back to take on its weightiest questions yet The souped-up Large Hadron Collider is back to take on its weightiest questions yet

Photo of LHC tunnel.

The standard model of particle physics may be broken The standard model of particle physics may be broken

By Roger Jones / The Conversation

CERN worker examining semiconducting magnets of Large Hardon Collider accelerator

The biggest particle collider in the world gets back to work The biggest particle collider in the world gets back to work

By Purbita Saha

Fermilab's Collider Detector.

This subatomic particle’s surprising heft has weighty consequences This subatomic particle’s surprising heft has weighty consequences

Scientists found a fleeting particle from the universe’s first moments

Scientists found a fleeting particle from the universe’s first moments Scientists found a fleeting particle from the universe’s first moments

NASA engineer standing in a tunnel holding six of the James Webb Telescope's hexagonal primary mirrors in the honeycomb formation

The James Webb telescope could help solve the mystery of dark matter The James Webb telescope could help solve the mystery of dark matter

By Leto Sapunar

Physicists close in on the exceedingly short life of the Higgs boson

Physicists close in on the exceedingly short life of the Higgs boson Physicists close in on the exceedingly short life of the Higgs boson

An image of the Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula’s electron launcher is so powerful, it almost shouldn’t exist The Crab Nebula’s electron launcher is so powerful, it almost shouldn’t exist

By Charlie Wood

muon ring at fermilab

Inside the discovery that could change particle physics Inside the discovery that could change particle physics

Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops? Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops?

By Charlie Wood

From the archives: In 1999, Eugene Cernan knew we’d make it to Mars

From the archives: In 1999, Eugene Cernan knew we’d make it to Mars From the archives: In 1999, Eugene Cernan knew we’d make it to Mars

By Popular Science, July 1999, by Frank Vizard

ALPHA's antimatter trap

Antimatter just got a little bit less mysterious Antimatter just got a little bit less mysterious

By Sophie Bushwick

Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow

Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Ghost-Particle Hunters Come Up Empty-Handed

Ghost-Particle Hunters Come Up Empty-Handed Ghost-Particle Hunters Come Up Empty-Handed

By Rebecca Boyle

‘Ghostbusters’ Star Kate McKinnon Is Obsessed With Physics

‘Ghostbusters’ Star Kate McKinnon Is Obsessed With Physics ‘Ghostbusters’ Star Kate McKinnon Is Obsessed With Physics

First Test For Machine That Could Change The Future Of Particle Physics

First Test For Machine That Could Change The Future Of Particle Physics First Test For Machine That Could Change The Future Of Particle Physics

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Could There Be A Fifth Fundamental Force Of Nature?

Could There Be A Fifth Fundamental Force Of Nature? Could There Be A Fifth Fundamental Force Of Nature?

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

CERN Confirms: Large Hadron Collider Downed By Small Beech Marten

CERN Confirms: Large Hadron Collider Downed By Small Beech Marten CERN Confirms: Large Hadron Collider Downed By Small Beech Marten

By Carl Franzen

How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider

How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider

3 Tech Futures A Particle Accelerator On Long Island Could Bring Us 3 Tech Futures A Particle Accelerator On Long Island Could Bring Us

By Mary Beth Griggs

Click Your Way To Discovery In CERN’s ‘Particle Clicker’ Game

Click Your Way To Discovery In CERN’s ‘Particle Clicker’ Game Click Your Way To Discovery In CERN’s ‘Particle Clicker’ Game

By Kelsey D. Atherton

‘Indisputable’ Proof Of A New Four-Quark Particle

‘Indisputable’ Proof Of A New Four-Quark Particle ‘Indisputable’ Proof Of A New Four-Quark Particle

By Francie Diep

A Very Simple Explanation Of The Higgs Boson

A Very Simple Explanation Of The Higgs Boson A Very Simple Explanation Of The Higgs Boson

By Shaunacy Ferro

Shipping A 50-Foot Magnet Across The U.S., For Physics

Shipping A 50-Foot Magnet Across The U.S., For Physics Shipping A 50-Foot Magnet Across The U.S., For Physics

By Rebecca Boyle

After The LHC: The Next Really Big Experiments In Particle Physics

After The LHC: The Next Really Big Experiments In Particle Physics After The LHC: The Next Really Big Experiments In Particle Physics

Hello, Higgs Boson: LHC’s New Particle Looks Like the Real Thing

Hello, Higgs Boson: LHC’s New Particle Looks Like the Real Thing Hello, Higgs Boson: LHC’s New Particle Looks Like the Real Thing

By Rebecca Boyle

Tantalizing Signs of Higgs Boson Found By U.S. Tevatron Collider

Tantalizing Signs of Higgs Boson Found By U.S. Tevatron Collider Tantalizing Signs of Higgs Boson Found By U.S. Tevatron Collider

By Rebecca Boyle

For the First Time, a Message Sent With Neutrinos

For the First Time, a Message Sent With Neutrinos For the First Time, a Message Sent With Neutrinos

By Rebecca Boyle

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Might Be Explained By GPS Failing to Account For Special Relativity

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Might Be Explained By GPS Failing to Account For Special Relativity Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Might Be Explained By GPS Failing to Account For Special Relativity

By Rebecca Boyle

Fermilab Stops Smashing Hadrons, Looks Into Smashing Muons

Fermilab Stops Smashing Hadrons, Looks Into Smashing Muons Fermilab Stops Smashing Hadrons, Looks Into Smashing Muons

Baffling CERN Results Show Neutrinos Moving Faster Than the Speed of Light

Baffling CERN Results Show Neutrinos Moving Faster Than the Speed of Light Baffling CERN Results Show Neutrinos Moving Faster Than the Speed of Light

Latest Results from the Large Hadron Collider Do Not Look Good For the Supersymmetry Theory of Everything

Latest Results from the Large Hadron Collider Do Not Look Good For the Supersymmetry Theory of Everything Latest Results from the Large Hadron Collider Do Not Look Good For the Supersymmetry Theory of Everything

By Rebecca Boyle

Fresh Data From CERN and Tevatron Gives A Glimpse of the God Particle

Fresh Data From CERN and Tevatron Gives A Glimpse of the God Particle Fresh Data From CERN and Tevatron Gives A Glimpse of the God Particle

By Rebecca Boyle

Is American Foot-Dragging Pushing the Future Elsewhere?

Is American Foot-Dragging Pushing the Future Elsewhere? Is American Foot-Dragging Pushing the Future Elsewhere?

Deep Below South Dakota, a Mine Becomes a Physics Lab, and Miners Return to Work

Deep Below South Dakota, a Mine Becomes a Physics Lab, and Miners Return to Work Deep Below South Dakota, a Mine Becomes a Physics Lab, and Miners Return to Work

By Brooke Borel

Making Something From Nothing: Researchers Find That Matter Can Be Conjured from a Vacuum

Making Something From Nothing: Researchers Find That Matter Can Be Conjured from a Vacuum Making Something From Nothing: Researchers Find That Matter Can Be Conjured from a Vacuum

Breaking Open the Unknown Universe

Breaking Open the Unknown Universe Breaking Open the Unknown Universe

extremely low landing above a beach

The Hunt for the God Particle The Hunt for the God Particle

By Michael Moyer