Neutrinos
Simulating the Last Moments Before Neutron Stars Merge
When stars reach the end of their life cycle, they shed their outer layers in a supernova. What is left…
Scientists Test for Quantum Gravity
The tension between quantum mechanics and relativity has long been a central split in modern-day physics. Developing a theory of…
Scientists are Recommending IceCube Should be Eight Times Bigger
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M), located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica,…
IceCube-Gen2: 8 Cubic Kilometers of Ice, 5 Times the Sensitivity
The IceCube Neutrino Detector is an observatory unlike any other. Using sensors embedded inside a square kilometer chuck of Antarctic…
Astronomers Search for Dark Matter Annihilation at the Center of the Earth
If dark matter is made of heavy particles, they could become captured by the gravitational field of massive objects like…
IceCube Senses Neutrinos Streaming From an Active Galaxy 47 Million Light-Years Away
Researchers using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory have detected neutrinos emanating from the energetic core of an active galaxy millions of…
Even the Quiet Supermassive Black Holes are Blasting out Neutrinos and Gamma Rays
Is there anywhere in the Universe where we can escape from radiation? Certainly not here on Earth. And not in…
Searching for Dark Matter Inside the Earth
Dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries in science. Despite decades of astronomical evidence for its existence, no one…
Astronomers Track a Neutrino Back to the Source. Where a Black Hole Tore Apart a Star
Neutrinos are notoriously finicky particles. Hundreds of trillions pass through a person’s body every second, yet they hardly seem to…
If Dark Matter is Made of Sterile Neutrinos, a new Survey has Narrowed Down What to Look for
If dark matter is made of sterile neutrinos, it should emit a distinct signature of x-rays.