Latest about Particle Physics
A Rail Gun the Size of Manhattan Could Reveal the Secrets of the Higgs Boson
A giant linear collider the size of Manhattan could finally help us find new physics, scientists argue.
Physicists Finally Narrowed Down the Mass of the Tiniest 'Ghost Particle' in the Universe
A new paper uses data about the structure of the entire universe to measure the mass of one of its smallest, hardest-to-study components.
'Evil-Genius' Neutrino Gun Could Finally Unmask the Tiniest Particles in the Universe
Several giant experiments are hunting for neutrinos, the tiniest, most-elusive particles in the universe.
These Odd 'Quasiparticles' Could Finally Unmask Dark Matter
Tiny ripples called magnons could lure even a fleeting, lightweight dark matter particle out of hiding.
Physicists Search for Monstrous Higgs Particle. It Could Seal the Fate of the Universe.
Without the Higgs, the Standard Model of particle physics comes crashing down.
Faster-Than-Light Particles Emit Superbright Gamma Rays that Circle Pulsars
The ultrabright gamma-ray flashes are caused by faster-than-light-particles.
Inside Giant Atom Smasher, Physicists See the Impossible: Light Interacting with Light
Physicists thought this was impossible, until now.
The World's Largest Atom Smasher Could Be Tweaked to Hunt 'Dark World' Particles
The Large Hadron Collider should be able to detect these rare particles — if they exist.
