An introduction to modern theories of the universe and its evolution. Topics include naked eye observation, the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Emphasis will be placed on the scientific ...

If you want to explain what was and what is, you need particle physics. Because everything we see consists of molecules and atoms, and atoms in turn consist of atomic nuclei and electrons. The atomic ...

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider triumphantly announced the discovery of the Higgs boson back in the summer of 2012. Nicknamed “the God particle,” it was the last new undiscovered particle ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A powerful new particle accelerator that could be set up at Fermilab, a telescope to observe the oldest light in the universe, and research to learn more about mysteries such as dark ...

Workshops around the world train science teachers to incorporate particle physics into their classrooms. Picture this: A stationary object such as a vase suddenly explodes, sending fragments flying.

What have we learnt about the Higgs boson since it was discovered in 2012? Tulika Bose (TB): The question we have been working towards in the past decade is whether it is a “Standard Model” Higgs ...

As a physicist working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is “When are you going to find something?” Resisting the temptation to sarcastically ...

Scientists who moved from particle physics or astrophysics to medical physics sit down with Symmetry to talk about life, science and career changes. “I wasn’t one of those people who grew up knowing ...

Research Professor and Director of the International Institute for Accelerator Applications, University of Huddersfield There was a huge amount of excitement when the Higgs boson was first spotted ...