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Author: James Battat

Physics

Testing Einstein with Lunar Laser Ranging

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 James Battat

Funding Source: Jointly funded by the National Science Foundation (PHY-1404491) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NNX-15AC51G) – Quantum mechanics and General Relativity are immensely successful frameworks that agree with experiment with unprecedented precision. But they are incompatible with each … Continue reading Testing Einstein with Lunar Laser Ranging

Physics

Pulling back the veil: the search for dark matter particles

June 6, 2025 James Battat

Funding Source: National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Research Corporation – Astrophysical observations reveal that more than 80% of the matter in the Universe is dark. Identifying the new physics of dark matter is a primary scientific target for the 21st … Continue reading Pulling back the veil: the search for dark matter particles

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