LEAD, SD — Every morning, two dozen miners and engineers board a cage-like elevator for an 11-minute descent deep into the Black Hills of South Dakota. At the bottom, a mile below the surface, the cage door lifts and workers work their way down a rocky, twisting corridor. At the end is the result of… Read More »
Planning is in full swing for the successor to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. The new “atom smasher,” called the Future Circular Collider (FCC), will dwarf the LHC in size and power. It will smash particles with so much energy that scientists say it can investigate the most mysterious… Read More »
An artist’s impression shows a microquasar, allowing scientists to locate the natural particle accelerator.Science Communication Laboratory for MPIK/HESS A study has revealed how cosmic objects send accelerated particles into space. Jets from quasars and supernovae can send dangerous cosmic rays hitting Earth. For the first time, a study has shown how cosmic rays are accelerated… Read More »