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Neutron star collision sparks new era of discovery
It came. We saw. Science conquered. When the LIGO-Virgo collaboration detected a gravitational wave with a telltale signature on August 17, they...
Read MorePeople of PI: Luis Lehner pushes relativity’s limits
By pushing Einstein’s landmark theory to its limits, Luis Lehner hopes to crack open a pathway to new physics.
Read MoreEarth-sized telescope seeks “monsters in the night”
The globe-spanning Event Horizon Telescope is focussed with extreme precision at the black hole in the centre of our galaxy.
Read MoreFascinating facts about NASA’s next big thing
For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has given humanity an incredible eyepiece on the universe, but it is beginning to reach its...
Read MoreBig discoveries to come from small experiments?
The discovery of the Higgs boson — one of the most monumental achievements in modern physics — required the 27-kilometre, multi-billion-dollar Large...
Read More10 fascinating facts about the world’s most powerful telescope
It's a telescope as big as the Earth, aimed at some of the most mysterious phenomena in the universe.
Read MorePI Kids are Asking: What’s the deal with those waves?
LIGO’s historic detection of gravitational waves produced a flood of questions from curious youngsters. Good thing the Inside the Perimeter team is...
Read MoreGravitational waves detected, new era of astronomy begins
Evidence of “ripples in spacetime” detected by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration marks the dawn of gravitational wave astronomy, say Perimeter researchers.
Read MoreThe most beautiful garden in the world
I recently visited one of the most beautiful gardens in the world. It is a garden without flowers or exotic trees. It...
Read MoreThe search for antimatter & more: LHC to resume probing mysteries of the universe
Next month, humanity’s most powerful and expensive tool for breaking stuff at the subatomic level, and possibly its best hope for figuring...
Read MoreNew frontiers in physics: LHC started first physics at 13 TEV today
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is one of the most amazing (and important) pieces of technology ever developed.
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