In the mid-1960s, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist Luis Alvarez had a wild idea. He proposed using muons, highly penetrating subatomic particles created when cosmic rays strike Earth’s atmosphere, to ...

2024 JSA Postdoctoral Prize Winner Debaditya Biswas will combine different particle identification methods with machine learning to detect muons hidden in a sea of pions NEWPORT NEWS, VA – When ...

You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

The Kukulkán pyramid in Chichén Itzá is scanned in a detailed search for hidden chambers, making sure not to damage the Mayan ...

Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics.

neutrinos and their role in the cosmos. “Of all the subatomic particles, neutrinos are among the most interesting,” measurements at various altitudes as they bring the balloon down in stages. They won ...

James Dacey investigates a plan to use muons to peer inside the throat of Mexico’s famous volcano, Popocatépetl, to help predict the timing and extent of its fiery outbursts Fiery mountain ...

When Debaditya Biswas was a high school student in India, his math teacher, Dr. Satyabrata Das, sparked his interest in physics. "Before I joined his class, I was really not sure what I was going to ...