Astrophysics & Cosmology
Symmetry: Planck reveals galactic fingerprint
The Planck mission released a first glimpse of data that, later this year, will test BICEP2’s discovery of gravitational waves.
KIPAC Celebrates Second Annual Public Open House
Symmetry: Scientists to map universe in 3-D HD
In a few years, scientists will come out with a new map of a third of the sky, one that will go deeper and bring that depth into sharper focus than any survey has yet achieved. It will pinpoint 25 million galaxies and quasars, pulling back the curtains on the history of the universe’s expansion over more than half of the age of the universe.
Symmetry: A tinkerer models a cosmic camera
An engineer at SLAC laboratory constructed a full-scale model of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope's cryostat in his spare time.
Symmetry: A 'crack in the cosmic egg'
The recent BICEP2 discovery of evidence for cosmic inflation might point to new physics.
SLAC's Siegfried Glenzer Selected to Receive E.O. Lawrence Award
Five Years of Illumination: SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source
Stalking Gamma Rays from the Ground
Symmetry: Possible Hints of Dark Matter in Fermi Data
Scientists say collisions between dark matter particles might be the cause of a curious excess of gamma-ray light coming from the center of our galaxy.
Symmetry: The Oldest Light in the Universe
The Cosmic Microwave Background, leftover light from the big bang, carries a wealth of information about the universe—for those who can read it.