Particle Physics – Science News https://www.sciencenews.org INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM SINCE 1921 Thu, 07 May 2026 16:17:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/cropped-favicon.jpg?w=32 Particle Physics – Science News https://www.sciencenews.org 32 32 250169482 To understand black holes, physicists turn to a mathematical ‘Rosetta stone’ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-holes-hawking-radiation-double-copy Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3170655 3170655 A strange ‘neutrino force’ helped heal a crack in particle physics https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrino-force-particle-physics Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:19:26 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3169677 3169677 Antimatter traveled by truck for the first time https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antimatter-traveled-truck-delivery-cern Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:43:26 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3168455 3168455 The only U.S. particle collider shuts down – so a new one may rise https://www.sciencenews.org/article/particle-collider-shuts-down-brookhaven Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:10:12 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3166689 3166689 Physicists discovered neutrinos 70 years ago. The ghostly particles still have secrets to tell https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrinos-70th-anniversary-history Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3165755 3165755 Earth is bathed in droves of neutrinos spewed by the Milky Way’s stars https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrinos-milky-way-stars Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3165575 3165575 Lasers made muon beams, no massive accelerator needed https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lasers-muons-beams-accelerator Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3160849 3160849 A primordial black hole may have spewed the highest energy neutrino ever found https://www.sciencenews.org/article/primordial-black-hole-energy-neutrino Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:17:48 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3159983 3159983 This laser would shoot beams of neutrinos, not light https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-beam-neutrinos-light-subatomic Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3159371 3159371 Muons’ magnetism matches theory, easing an enduring physics conundrum https://www.sciencenews.org/article/muons-magnetism-ending Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3155572 3155572 Scientists used a levitating magnet to hunt for dark matter https://www.sciencenews.org/article/levitating-magnet-hunt-dark-matter Wed, 21 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3154843 3154843 Neutrinos’ maximum possible mass shrinks further https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrino-mass-shrinks-katrin-electron Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3153322 3153322 Physicists have confirmed a new mismatch between matter and antimatter  https://www.sciencenews.org/article/matter-antimatter-mismatch-baryons Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3152729 3152729 A tiny neutrino detector scored big at a nuclear reactor https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrino-detector-nuclear-reactor Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3149321 3149321 Cosmic rays could help reveal how tornadoes form https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cosmic-rays-muons-tornadoes Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3148271 3148271 A major new neutrino experiment is nearing completion https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutrino-detector-juno-experiment Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3147848 3147848 Scientists are building underwater neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean https://www.sciencenews.org/article/scientist-underwater-neutrino-telescope Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3147798 3147798 50 years ago, physics underwent a major revolution https://www.sciencenews.org/article/50-years-particle-physics-revolution Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3146688 3146688 Accelerated muons bring next-gen particle colliders closer to reality https://www.sciencenews.org/article/accelerated-muons-particle-colliders Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3145971 3145971 Antimatter could travel by truck, a test with protons shows https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antimatter-protons-travel-truck Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3145944 3145944