Newswise — We can’t see or feel them, but particles from space are around us all the time. These subatomic particles, called muons, are created when cosmic rays hit the…
Category: Particle Physics
In Global Collaboration, Indiana University Scientists Unlock Secrets to Universe’s Building Blocks
Newswise — Scientists at Indiana University have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the universe thanks to a collaboration between two major international experiments studying neutrinos, which are ubiquitous, tiny particles…
In Global Collaboration, IU Scientists Unlock Secrets to the Building Blocks of the Universe
BYLINE: Steven Barnes Newswise — Scientists at Indiana University have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the universe thanks to a collaboration between two major international experiments studying neutrinos, which are…
Neutrinos ‘Flavor’ May Hold Clues to the Universe’s Biggest Secrets
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a new analysis, physicists provide the most precise picture yet of how neutrinos change ‘flavor’ as they travel through the cosmos. Neutrinos are fundamental particles…
SLAC’s 2026 Panofsky Fellow Ann Wang Hunts for Dark Matter
Read this feature in SLAC’s News Center. Newswise — Ann Wang, who’s on the hunt for dark matter, has been awarded the 2026 Panofsky Fellowship at the Department of Energy’s…
Monitoring Underwater Bridge Tunnels With the Help of High-Energy Muons
Newswise — WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2025 – Over 200 underwater bridge tunnels exist for vehicular traffic around the world, providing connectivity between cities. Once constructed, however, these tunnels are difficult…
Deep Beneath the French Alps, Scientists Hunt for Dark Matter
It cannot be directly observed—rather, its presence is inferred by its gravitational influence on the universe, such as binding galaxy clusters together and moving stars around their galaxy faster than…
Built by Hand, Proven by Datta
BYLINE: Michelle Alvarez Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Provakar Datta, currently a postdoctoral researcher with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), arrived at the DOE’s…
Technology from Columbia Engineering Powering Collaborative Breakthroughs
Newswise — The Large Hadron Collider is about to get an upgrade. When it’s back online, the massive instrument will use radiation-hardened chips to measure 1.5 billion particle collisions per…
UAH Researcher Wins $681K NSF CAREER Award to Study the Interaction of Shockwaves and Solar Wind Turbulence in the Sun’s Heliosphere
BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — Dr. Lingling Zhao, an assistant professor in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has…
