Learn some particle accelerator basics from a Fermilab accelerator operator. How do you keep a particle inside of an accelerator? Fermilab accelerator operator Cindy Joe explains. Photons, for ...

Particle physics is the study of the elementary building blocks of matter and radiation and their interaction. The fundamental particles are summarised by the standard model. This includes leptons ...

For the 300th time this year, a rocket has lifted off for Earth orbit. SpaceX on Thursday (Dec. 11) launched a Falcon 9 ...

Theoretical particle physics is the development of models for describing fundamental particles and their interactions. This includes testing and refining the prevailing theory: the standard model.

NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with ...

The Martin A. Fisher School of Physics enjoys an international reputation for excellence in research, and is one of the highest-ranked of its size in the country. The department offers rigorous ...

Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely ...

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Tim Hsieh of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. We explore some of today’s hottest topics in quantum science and technology ...

Earlier this autumn I had the pleasure of visiting the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo Canada – where I interviewed four physicists about their research. This is the second of ...

But physicists are eager to know more about neutrinos because they may be able to break the Standard Model of particle physics, which is our best explanation of the subatomic world. While it is an ...

While developed for a particular scientific purpose, the potential for MgB₂ technology extends far beyond CERN. Its ...

Catching a particle. Thousands of tiny model aerosols pass through optical tweezers when suddenly, boom! One particle becomes trapped. The aerosol particle is glowing green as it scatters the laser ...