In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Lucia Volkova has been working with PICO to improve bubble chambers, one possible way to detect dark matter.
What can rocks tell us about the history of cosmic rays? More than you might think.
Have you ever wondered how you could build an atom out of a black hole and some bosons? Why of course you have!
A “paleo-detector” may sound more like a Jurassic Park plot point than an astrophysics experiment, but today’s featured paper shows us that digging deep for ancient minerals may be an effective way to characterize the ever-mysterious nature of dark matter.
In a special particlebites cross-post, we cover the latest results in the search for a direct detection of dark matter from the LHC.
Cosmic rays hit the Earth and produce showers of particles that can be detected on the ground. Understanding where these cosmic rays come from can help scientists pin down their sources and construct models for the magnetic field in our neighborhood.