Particle Physics
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A Rail Gun the Size of Manhattan Could Reveal the Secrets of the Higgs Boson
By Paul Sutter published
A giant linear collider the size of Manhattan could finally help us find new physics, scientists argue.
![The inside of a cylindrical antineutrino detector to detect rare fundamental particles.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rAo6qXhp2QpcgggCp8LGuX-320-80.jpg)
Physicists Finally Narrowed Down the Mass of the Tiniest 'Ghost Particle' in the Universe
By Rafi Letzter published
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.
![IceCube Neutrino Observatory](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yvbwotd7Qn2PtSg7iN6V8D-320-80.jpg)
'Evil-Genius' Neutrino Gun Could Finally Unmask the Tiniest Particles in the Universe
By Paul Sutter published
Several giant experiments are hunting for neutrinos, the tiniest, most-elusive particles in the universe.
![Abstract background of an electron swirling around in an atom.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S3QA93JU6hVJRqJ4su6ZA4-320-80.jpg)
These Odd 'Quasiparticles' Could Finally Unmask Dark Matter
By Paul Sutter published
Tiny ripples called magnons could lure even a fleeting, lightweight dark matter particle out of hiding.
![A subatomic particle illustration.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A7X2ZPDLW4sTihnWwZ2EgK-320-80.jpg)
Physicists Search for Monstrous Higgs Particle. It Could Seal the Fate of the Universe.
By Paul Sutter published
Without the Higgs, the Standard Model of particle physics comes crashing down.
![The Vela pulsar that lives 1,000 light years from our planet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MyBCeJgohJjHZJXQGf5zQL-320-80.jpg)
Faster-Than-Light Particles Emit Superbright Gamma Rays that Circle Pulsars
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The ultrabright gamma-ray flashes are caused by faster-than-light-particles.
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Inside Giant Atom Smasher, Physicists See the Impossible: Light Interacting with Light
By Paul Sutter published
Physicists thought this was impossible, until now.
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The World's Largest Atom Smasher Could Be Tweaked to Hunt 'Dark World' Particles
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Large Hadron Collider should be able to detect these rare particles — if they exist.
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