HETDEX data reveal a vast 'sea of light' between early galaxies

Astronomers with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) have used data from the project to make the ...
Tech Explorist

A new experiment shows how twisting light changes electron collisions

Now, adding a twisting laser beam that interacts with these electrons makes things even more complicated. And in that ...
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Princeton physics experiment aims to shed light on disruptive solar flares

Dignitaries formally inaugurate the beginning of FLARE operations. From left: Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin; Hantao Ji, PPPL physicist and FLARE’s principal investigator; Brandon Thorne, director of ...
Astronomy

Dark Energy Explorers: How you can help unravel one of the universe’s biggest mysteries

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) is looking to create one of the largest maps of the universe by creating a catalog of Lyman-alpha-emitting galaxies. These galaxies, which ...
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First detection of laser-assisted electron scattering with circularly polarized light

Physicists have detected laser-assisted electron scattering using circularly polarized light for the first time, revealing new ways to probe atomic-scale chirality.